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OP Amok (perhaps more often spelled "amuck") entered the US vocabulary in the Spanish American War in the Philippines. There our soldiers encountered Muslims who suddenly went into a murderous killing spree, and had to be killed like mad dogs. So the cliché is to "run amuck", as hyperbole for just "get over excited".
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted amok wwh 10/01/03 12:21 PM Re: amok shanks 10/01/03 01:43 PM Re: amok AnnaStrophic 10/01/03 01:51 PM Re: amok wwh 10/01/03 03:14 PM Re: amok Bingley 10/02/03 04:52 AM Re: amok Wordwind 10/04/03 05:13 PM
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