bork
To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a…To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.
» The senators are trying to bork the nominee.
Значение
значений: 6(США, переходный и непереходный, пренебрежительное, часто)To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.
(сленг, переходный)To misconfigure, break, or damage, especially a computer or other complex device.
(непереходный, сленг)To become broken or damaged, especially of a computer or other complex device.
(интернет, шутливое)Of a dog, to bark.
(сленг, вульгарное)To boink; to have sex with.
(сленг)To retch or vomit.
Примеры
предложений: 3The senators are trying to bork the nominee.
My computer is borked.
The nominee was borked.
Происхождение
A reference to the unsuccessful 1987 United States Supreme Court nomination of Robert BorkA reference to the unsuccessful 1987 United States Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork (1927–2012); first appeared in print that same year.
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.
Mutation of bark.
Perhaps from a blend of boink + pork.
Onomatopoeic, representing the sound of vomiting. Possibly related to boak.
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Формы
borks, borking, borked, borkedОднокоренные
связанных слов: 4Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени