soek, verb intransitive

/sʊk//suk/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, seek, look for.
slang
1. To look for trouble. 2. To look (for something).
1970 K. Nicol Informant, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalIf you’re going to soek here, you’ll get hurt.
1986 Style June 86It’s people who think if you’re naked you must be soeking for sex who create perverts in society.
1986 Informant, East London, Eastern CapeDon’t soek for trouble.
To look for trouble.
To look (for something).
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Sobukwe, nounn.Soekor, nounn.
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