boku çıkmak

Turkish

Etymology

Literally, “to have its shit come out”. Cognate with Azerbaijani poxu çıxmaq.

Verb

boku çıkmak (third-person singular simple present boku çıkar) (intransitive)

  1. (vulgar, idiomatic) for someting to become distasteful or unpleasant
    Synonyms: tadı kaçmak, tatsızlaşmak
    Bu şehrin boku çıktı.
    This city has become unbearable.
  2. (vulgar, idiomatic) to overuse or overdo something good until it is not likeable anymore
    Televizyon izlemenin bokunu çıkardın.
    You've overdone the TV watching.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bok,‎ çıkmak.

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