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Thought we could use a bit of humor, but please remove if this breaks any rules.

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[โ€“] GentooPhysicist 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Off topic, but what does a muck mean? Google Translate translates it to "mud pool" in my native language.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The word is actually spelled "amok" and it means something that behaves wildly/without control.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Generally the context it is used in is that something or someone is running amok. Which means going crazy and/or breaking shit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was a typo... Look up 'amok'. Basically running amok is running around crazy...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I learned something new about it too. Was wondering why it wasn't used elsewhere...

Amok, or running amok, is derived from the Malay word mengamok, which means to make a furious and desperate charge. Captain Cook is credited with making the first outside observations and recordings of amok in the Malay tribesmen in 1770 during his around-the-world voyage.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This may seem silly, but a good representation of the phrase from a movie:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MMHbO4WJA1o