doktern.
to make dilettantish healing efforts, either privately or as a quacksalver
Meaning & usage
to make dilettantish healing efforts, either privately or as a quacksalver
Wenn ihr Mann krank ist, doktert sie gern mal auf eigene Faust.
to make dilettantish efforts to repair something
Es hat keinen Sinn, weiter ständig dran zu doktern, sondern das Gerät muss ausgetauscht werden.
Where this word comes from
From Doktor + -n. Spelt with -er- after the popular pronunciation, reflected here by analogy with verbs in -ern (comparable to Google vs. googeln).
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