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- US Pronunciation
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- [bok]
- /bɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bok]
- /bɒk/
Definitions of bock word
- noun bock a dark beer traditionally drunk in the early spring 3
- noun bock a strong, dark beer typically brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption the following spring. 1
- noun bock German beer 1
- noun bock A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. 0
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Origin of bock
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < German Bock, Bockbier literally, buck beer, perhaps by misdivision of Eimbecker Bier (as if ein Bockbier one Bockbier) beer of Eimbeck in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Parts of speech for Bock
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bock popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bock usage trend in Literature
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