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bafnout

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Czech

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: baf‧nout

Verb

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bafnout pf (imperfective bafat)

  1. (humorous) to yell "boo" at someone; to slightly startle
  2. (humorous) to bark; to be imitating a dog's bark.
    Synonym: hafnout
  3. (unusual, rare) to smoke
    Synonyms: báňat, hulit
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References

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  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 41

Further reading

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  • “bafnouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “bafnouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “bafnout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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