pokern

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German

Etymology

Poker +‎ -n

Pronunciation

Verb

pokern (weak, third-person singular present pokert, past tense pokerte, past participle gepokert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to play poker
  2. (intransitive) to push one's luck, to gamble
    Bei der Gehaltsverhandlung hatte er zu hoch gepokert und muss sich jetzt einen neuen Job suchen.
    He pushed his luck too far during the salary negotiation, and now has to look for a new job.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • pokern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • pokern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • pokern” in Duden online