bork

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[ bawrk ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to malfunction, especially computer hardware or software: Installing updates in the wrong order will bork all of your saved games.The fonts are borked when the site is accessed from a mobile device.

  2. to mess up, ruin, break, botch, etc.: He said all of the wrong things during his interview and completely borked his chances of being invited back.Of course I borked my leg on the first day of our ski trip.

Origin of bork

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First recorded in 2000–05; perhaps an alteration of break, influenced by bork2

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Other definitions for bork (2 of 2)

bork2
[ bawrk ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.

Origin of bork

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An Americanism dating back to 1988; after Judge Robert H. Bork, whose appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court was blocked in 1987 after an extensive media campaign by his opponents

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How to use bork in a sentence

  • So bork and Thorkel both ran forward and were quicker than Thorgeir.

  • Mohammed was believed to make his journeys between heaven and earth upon a creature, which some say was a camel, named Al-bork.

  • bork snapped the side of the egg open and stepped out while the others followed.

    The Sky Is Falling | Lester del Rey
  • "Hatching is probably always horrible from inside the shell," bork answered.

    The Sky Is Falling | Lester del Rey
  • bork drew a set of phials and implements in miniature size from under his robe.

    The Sky Is Falling | Lester del Rey