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(uh-MUK)

adverb: 1. In a murderous frenzy. 2. In a confused manner.

adjective: Wild with murderous frenzy.

[From Malay amok.]

"With Lorna Joyce and Niamh Fahy running amok and Helena Lohan often stranded in no-man's-land with no-one to mark ..."
Hanging In; The Mayo News (Mayo Ireland); Sep 16, 2003.

"Saucer-eyed heroines and samurai-fighting teens will run amok in Times Square this weekend."
Joe Neumaier; Daily News (New York); Anime Fest is a Big Draw; Aug 29, 2003.

This week's theme: Words originating in Southeast Asian countries

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