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bocken

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See also: Bocken and Böcken

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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
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Etymology 2

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    Bock (fun, pleasure) +‎ -en

    Verb

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    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.
      • 2026 February 19, Adrian Breitling, “Der große Hype um den Taxiteller”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
        Der Hype um den Taxiteller, das aufwändige Testessen: „Grundsätzlich ist das im Kern ja total bescheuert“, sagt Ryko, als er und Schlappen den Imbissinhaber begrüßen. „Aber das bockt halt.“
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    Further reading

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    • bocken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)
    • bocken” in Duden online

    Middle Dutch

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    Etymology

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

    Verb

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    bocken

    1. to bend, to stoop
    2. to bow

    Inflection

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    Conjugation of bocken (weak)
    infinitive base form bocken
    genitive bockens
    dative bockene
    indicative subjunctive
    present past present past
    1st person singular bocke bocke
    2nd person singular bocs, bockes bocs, bockes
    3rd person singular boct, bocket bocke
    1st person plural bocken bocken
    2nd person plural boct, bocket boct, bocket
    3rd person plural bocken bocken
    imperative
    singular boc, bocke
    plural boct, bocket
    present past
    participle bockende

    Alternative forms

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    Descendants

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    • Dutch: bukken
    • Limburgish: bókke

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    Swedish

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    Noun

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    bocken

    1. definite singular of bock