verzocken

German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ zocken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɔkn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zo‧cken

Verb

verzocken (weak, third-person singular present verzockt, past tense verzockte, past participle verzockt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to gamble away, lose by gambling
    • 2015, “Drüben bei Penny”, in Matthias Rohde (lyrics), Robert Stephenson (music), Grande, performed by Von Wegen Lisbeth:
      Zwei Euro sechzig im Lotto verzockt / Den ganzen Tag in deinem Zimmer gehockt / Zwischen 60ern, 70ern und ein paar Hits / Sind fünf Grad in Mitte und vier Grad in Britz
      Lost two euro sixty in the lottery / Lazed around in your room all day / Between 60's, 70's and a couple of hits / It's five degrees in Mitte and four degrees in Britz

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Further reading

  • verzocken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verzocken” in Duden online