どっこい

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Japanese

Interjection

どっこい • (dokkoi) 

  1. uttered when moving something heavy or making a great physical exertion
    Synonyms: どっこいしょ, よいしょ
  2. hold on!, hush!; interjection used to interrupt someone speaking or to express disagreement
    どっこい、そうはいかない！
    Dokkoi, sō wa ikanai!
    Hold on, that’s not right!
  3. nonsense word used for rhythm in songs or rhymes
    • 1928, “40: Hime ga takisui no ue furyū ”, in Nihon kayō shūsei ‎, volume 10:
      二(に)世(せい)も三(さん)世(せい)もひざもとさらぬ五(ご)合(ごう)樽(たる)さけかんなべなしの。ひやざけどっこいー。ひやざけどっこいー。
      Nisei mo sansei mo hizamoto saranu go gō taru sake kannabe nashi no. Hiya zake dokkoī. Hiya zake dokkoī.
      Neither second-generation nor third-generation leave your side, five-cup sake barrel, no kannabe. Cold sake dokkoi! Cold sake dokkoi!

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