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take a poke at

take a poke at

Hit with one's fist, as in If you don't quit teasing I'll take a poke at you. [Colloquial; c. 1930]
See also: poke, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Borghildr-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
PankrazPAHN-krahtsGerman
Phillip['filip]
Artemisia-Ancient Greek
Marcelmar-SEL (French), MAHR-tsel (Polish), MAHR-sel (Dutch, German)French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German
ChantÉ-English (Modern)
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