I learned something new about it too. Was wondering why it wasn’t used elsewhere…
Amok, or running amok, is derived from the Malay word mengamok, which means to make a furious and desperate charge. Captain Cook is credited with making the first outside observations and recordings of amok in the Malay tribesmen in 1770 during his around-the-world voyage.
Off topic, but what does a muck mean? Google Translate translates it to “mud pool” in my native language.
The word is actually spelled “amok” and it means something that behaves wildly/without control.
Generally the context it is used in is that something or someone is running amok. Which means going crazy and/or breaking shit.
It was a typo… Look up ‘amok’. Basically running amok is running around crazy…
I learned something new about it too. Was wondering why it wasn’t used elsewhere…
Amok, or running amok, is derived from the Malay word mengamok, which means to make a furious and desperate charge. Captain Cook is credited with making the first outside observations and recordings of amok in the Malay tribesmen in 1770 during his around-the-world voyage.
This may seem silly, but a good representation of the phrase from a movie:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MMHbO4WJA1o
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/run-amuck