Originally posted by Mospeada:
can explain what is amok boh?
Amok, sometimes spelled amuck and often used as "running amok," is a Malay word which in that language means to be out of control.
The word is often used in English to refer to the behaviour of someone who, in the grip of strong emotion, obtains a weapon and begins attacking people indiscriminately, often with multiple fatalities. This could be used to describe the École Polytechnique Massacre, for example. The slang term going postal is similar in intent and more common, particularly in North America. Police describe such an event as a spree killing.
Amok is one of a number of Malay words borrowed by the English language. Others are "kris", "agar", "batik", "Orang-utan", "padi" (paddy), "rambutan", "sagu" (sago) and "sarung" (sarong).
