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 1987Alternative forms
BorkDerived terms
borking, pos=nounEtymology 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=nounEtymology 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}}.Is Bork a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
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Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
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Scrabble Global
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11
The word Bork is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends