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box ears
box somebody's ears
(old-fashioned) to hit someone, usually as a punishment I'll box your ears, young man, if you come home late again!
See think outside the box
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| CÂNdido | | - | Portuguese |
| Stefanie | | SHTE-fah-nee (German), STAY-fah-nee (Dutch) | German, Dutch, Danish |
| Oluwaseun | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Josif | | - | Serbian, Macedonian |
| Wolfgang | | VAWLF-gahng (German), WUWLF-gang (English) | German, Ancient Germanic |
| Thompson | | ['tɔmpsn] | |