Definitions For Bork

Noun

{{nn-noun-mu}} bark (exterior covering of a tree) : {{usex, nn, Borken til treet hadde falle av., The bark of the tree had fallen off.}} cortex (outer layer of an internal organ or body structure)

Etymology 1

A reference to the unsuccessful 1987 {{w, United States Supreme Court}} w:robert bork supreme court nomination, nomination of w:robert bork#bork as verb, robert bork (1927–2012);{{cite-journal, author=Arthur Higbee, title=American topics, url=http://www.iht.com/articles/1993/01/13/topi_3.php, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026100058/http://www.iht.com/articles/1993/01/13/topi_3.php, archivedate=26 October 2005, newspaper=w:the new york times international edition, international herald tribune, date=13 January 1993}}. first appeared in print that same year.

Verb

borks , borking , borked , borked (ambitransitive, US politics, often, pejorative) To defeat#verb, defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted#adjective, concerted attack#noun, attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy. from 1987

Alternative forms

Bork

Derived terms

borking, pos=noun

Etymology 2

Possibly derived from borken, an intentional misspelling of the word broken used in irony, ironic or humorous contexts; or from the usage described under “#etymology 1, etymology 1” above.

Verb

borks , borking , borked , borked , past_ptc2=borken (transitive, slang) To misconfigure, break#verb, break, or damage#verb, damage, especially a computer or other complex#adjective, complex device. (intransitive, slang) To become broken or damaged, especially of a computer or other complex#adjective, complex device.

Derived terms

borked, pos=adjective borkage, pos=noun

Etymology 3

From the species name of Pagothenia borchgrevinki.

Noun

BORK (plural BORKs) (informal) The {{vern, bald notothen}} or {{vern, bald rockcod}} (Pagothenia borchgrevinki), a species of {{vern, cod icefish}} (Nototheniidae) native to the southern ocean.

Etymology 4

Mutation of bark.

Noun

BORK (plural BORKs) (Internet slang, humorous) The sound a dog makes.

Etymology

From {{der, nn, non, bǫrkr}}.