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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
Barbara['ba:bərə]
SherylSHER-əlEnglish
IwoEE-vawPolish
Margalit-Hebrew
Pio-Italian, Portuguese
Foster (1)FAWS-tərEnglish
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