FromMiddle Low Germanpocke(“boil, abscess”), fromProto-Germanic*pukkaz,*pukkǭ(“pock; swelling”), cognate withEnglishpock,pox,GermanPocke. Maybekopper(“smallpox”) is a euphemistic refashioning of this word.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰʌɡ̊ɐ]

pokker c pl

1. (dialect, archaic) a blemish or rash resulting from smallpox, pockmarks, also similar conditions from syphilis, etc.

pokker c (singular definitepokkeren,not used in plural form)

1. (archaic) devil
2. (swear word)damn

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• “pokker” inOrdbog over det danske Sprog

Borrowed fromGermanPoker, itself borrowed fromEnglishpoker.

pokker (genitivepokkeri,partitivepokkerit)

1. poker(card game)

• pokker inSõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔkːər/

pokker

1. a mild oath or profanity; based on the disease smallpox ("kopper")

   Pokker altså, jeg glemte lommeboka hjemme.

   Ahcrap, I forgot my wallet at home.

• “pokker” inThe Bokmål Dictionary /The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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