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bocken

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See also: Bocken and Böcken

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bocken, equivalent to Bock + -en.

Verb

bocken (weak, third-person singular present bockt, past tense bockte, past participle gebockt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of horses) to buck, to capriole, to be stubborn, to be unruly
  2. to be in season / in heat
  3. to play up, to act up (of children)
  4. (vulgar) to have it away, to have it off, to copulate
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Bock (fun, pleasure) + -en

Verb

bocken (weak, third-person singular present bockt, past tense bockte, past participle gebockt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (slang, stative, of an activity) to be fun, enjoyable
    Synonym: schocken
    Fernsehen bockt nicht so, lass lieber ins Kino gehen.
    Watching TV is no fun, let's go to the movies instead.

Further reading

  • bocken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bocken” in Duden online
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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bukken, from Proto-Germanic *bukkijaną, related to *beuganą (to bend).

Verb

bocken

  1. to bend, to stoop
  2. to bow

Inflection

More information infinitive, base form ...

Alternative forms

  • bucken

Descendants

  • Dutch: bukken
  • Limburgish: bókke

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Swedish

Noun

bocken

  1. definite singular of bock

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