Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From poets. Literally, “to bake a joke/prank”. The form een pots bakken is older, but both date to the eighteenth century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ən ˈputs ˌbɑ.kə(n)/

Verb

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een poets bakken

  1. (intransitive, often with an indirect object) to play a joke (on) [from 18th c.]

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: 'n poets bak