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croak

The harsh call of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

The harsh call of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.

Origin: From , crouken, (also represented by craken > crake), back-formation from (also in derivative croaking), from , from , from *greh₂-k-, of origin. See also , , ; also compare , . More at crack, crake and craic. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

The call of a frog or toad.

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  • “ty, I was known as “art guy” back in like kindergarten too so this is my whole thing until I croak”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Today’s “We Croak” “You don’t live on the earth, you are passing through it.” RUMI”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “There haven't been many other people in world history who needed to just croak already more than this absolute, effing 🤦‍♂️...jfc”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “If he were to croak while in office, would they tell us right away?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “All I'm saying is when I finally see this man croak. I'm calling out of work and throwing stuff on the grill the next day. I would celebrate and piss on his fuck niggas grave.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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