bockig
stubborn; mule-like; defiant
English translations
- 01
stubborn
- 02
obstinate
- 03
pigheaded
Word details
- German meaning
- Widerspenstig, unwillig, stur.
- English meaning
- Stubborn, obstinate
- Synonym
- eigensinnig, stur, trotzig
- German example
- Das Kind war bockig und wollte nicht ins Bett gehen.
- English example
- The child was stubborn and didn't want to go to bed.
- Comparative
- bockigerSuperlative: am bockigsten
Related words
Example sentences with “bockig”
Das Kind war heute sehr bockig. (The child was very stubborn today.)
Frequently asked questions
Why is it called 'bockig'?
It comes from 'Bock' (goat/buck). It describes someone acting like a stubborn goat, refusing to move or cooperate.