ochsen

See also: Ochsen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ochs (“ox”) +‎ -en. Compare büffeln.

Pronunciation
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Verb

ochsen (weak, third-person singular present ochst, past tense ochste, past participle geochst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, slang) to swot, to cram
    Synonyms: bimsen, büffeln
    • 1876, Hans Laras, Der Hofmeister, oder die vernünftige Erziehung der Kinder im Hause der Eltern, Commissions-Verlag von Carl Malik, page 152:
      Allerdings werden auch hier wieder viele Studirte und Studirende des Gymnasiums sagen: Quod est demonstrandum! denn wir haben nichts davon gespürt, trotzdem wir fleissig Geschichte geoxt haben.
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  2. (intransitive, slang) to bust ass (work hard)

Conjugation

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