"brekekekex" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βρεκεκεκέξ (brekekekéx), coined by Aristophanes in the comedy The Frogs. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|βρεκεκεκέξ}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βρεκεκεκέξ (brekekekéx)
  1. (nonce word) Nonsense word supposedly imitative of frogs. Tags: nonce-word Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-brekekekex-en-intj-bR1tkiz~ Disambiguation of Frogs: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brek-kek-kex

Verb

Forms: brekekekexes [present, singular, third-person], brekekekexing [participle, present], brekekekexed [participle, past], brekekekexed [past]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βρεκεκεκέξ (brekekekéx), coined by Aristophanes in the comedy The Frogs. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|βρεκεκεκέξ}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βρεκεκεκέξ (brekekekéx) Head templates: {{en-verb}} brekekekex (third-person singular simple present brekekekexes, present participle brekekekexing, simple past and past participle brekekekexed)
  1. To make a brekekekex sound; to ribbit. Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-brekekekex-en-verb-PNlSfg2M Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brek-kek-kex

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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