"bok-bok" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Afrikaans. Possibly Latin bucca bucca quot sunt hic. See Talk page. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bok-bok (uncountable)
  1. (South Africa) A boys' game where two or three children form a base, and others jump on them to make the base collapse. Tags: South-Africa, uncountable Translations (children's game): bok-bok (Afrikaans)

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