bork

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɔːk/ (General American) IPA(key): /boɹk/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k === Etymology 1 === A reference to the unsuccessful 1987 United States Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork (1927–2012); first appeared in print that same year. ==== Verb ==== bork (third-person singular simple present borks, present participle borking, simple past and past participle borked) (ambitransitive, US politics, often derogatory) To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy. [from 1987] ===== Alternative forms ===== Bork ===== Derived terms ===== borking (noun) === Etymology 2 === Possibly derived from borken, a deliberate misspelling of the word broken used in ironic or humorous contexts; or from the usage described under “Etymology 1” above. Alternatively, sourced from the Muppet's Swedish Chef, see Swedish Chef ==== Verb ==== bork (third-person singular simple present borks, present participle borking, simple past borked, past participle borked or borken) (transitive, slang) To misconfigure, break, or damage, especially a computer or other complex device. (intransitive, slang) To become broken or damaged, especially of a computer or other complex device. ===== Derived terms ===== borked (adjective) borkage (noun) borky === Etymology 3 === From the species name of Pagothenia borchgrevinki. ==== Noun ==== bork (plural borks) (informal) The bald notothen or bald rockcod (Pagothenia borchgrevinki), a species of cod icefish (Nototheniidae) native to the Southern Ocean. === Etymology 4 === Mutation of bark. ==== Noun ==== bork (plural borks) (Internet slang, humorous) The sound that a dog makes. ==== Verb ==== bork (third-person singular simple present borks, present participle borking, simple past and past participle borked) (Internet slang, humorous) Of a dog, to bark. === Etymology 5 === Perhaps from a blend of boink +‎ pork. ==== Verb ==== bork (third-person singular simple present borks, present participle borking, simple past and past participle borked) (vulgar, slang) To boink; to have sex with. === Etymology 6 === Onomatopoeic, representing the sound of vomiting. Possibly related to boak. ==== Verb ==== bork (third-person singular simple present borks, present participle borking, simple past and past participle borked) (Liverpool, slang) To retch or vomit. === References === == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse bǫrkr. === Noun === bork m (definite singular borken, uncountable) bark (exterior covering of a tree) cortex (outer layer of an internal organ or body structure) === References === “bork” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.