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pukki.

billygoat; buck (male goat)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpukːi/[ˈpukːi]

  1. billygoat; buck (male goat)

  2. sawhorse (device used to support pieces of timber while sawing)

  3. trestle (structural member)

  4. ellipsis of joulupukki (“Santa Claus, Santa, Father Christmas”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · informal

  5. lecherous man

    colloquial

  6. tick, check, checkmark (✓)

    colloquial

  7. driver's seat

    colloquial

  8. vaulting horse

    informal

  9. vaulting table

    informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish bukker.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.