bok-bok

noun

A boys' game where two or three children form a base, and others jump on them to make the base collapse.

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Meanings

nounbok-bok (uncountable)
  1. South AfricauncountableA boys' game where two or three children form a base, and others jump on them to make the base collapse.
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    2002, https://web.archive.org/web/20060925230826/http://www.voortrekkermon.org.za/Updates/MediaReleases/English/mediar_009.htm To celebrate the establishment of a living Pioneer Museum as well as the construction of the ‘jukskei’ and ‘kennetjie’ courts which will indeed ensure that the Voortrekker Monument Heritage Site is a living heritage site, a ‘boeresport’ day is being organized for 24 August 2002. Several events, such as ‘jukskei’, bok-bok, ‘skilpadtrek’, ‘haanskop’, ‘kennetjie’, egg tossing, ‘giffie’, ‘stoktrek’ and sack races have been planned.

Origin

From Afrikaans. Possibly Latin bucca bucca quot sunt hic. See Talk page.

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Translations

Afrikaans bok-bok
  • bok-bokchildren's game
Cite this entry
APA

bok-bok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bok-bok

MLA

“bok-bok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bok-bok. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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