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- Dictionarybork/ˈbɔːk/
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- 1. cause (something, especially a computer application or piece of hardware) to stop working properly: informal "if your data's backed up, it won't be the end of the world if a nasty bit of malware borks your computer"
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Learn the origin and usage of the word bork, which can mean to attack a public office nominee unfairly or to break something. See examples, synonyms, and related words for bork.
Bork definition: to cause to malfunction, especially computer hardware or software. See examples of BORK used in a sentence.
verb (transitive) 1. to incorrectly configure a device, esp a computer. 2. to cause damage to. 3. US humorous. to disrespect or vilify, esp in order to obstruct a person's appointment to public office. Collins English Dictionary.
Bork is a verb that means to incorrectly configure a device, cause damage, or disrespect or vilify a person, especially in politics. It comes from the name of Judge Robert H. Bork, whose Supreme Court nomination was blocked in 1987.
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(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɔːk/(General American) IPA(key): /boɹk/Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kA 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, an intentional misspelling of the word broken used in ironic or humorous contexts; or from the usage described under “Etymology 1” above.
UK /bɔːk/ verb (with object) (US English, informal) obstruct (someone, especially a candidate for public office) by systematically defaming or vilifying them ‘We're going to bork him’, said an opponent borking (as noun) is fear of borking scaring people from public office?
Bork is a verb that can mean to defeat a judicial nomination, to misconfigure a device, or to break something. It may be derived from borken, an intentional misspelling of broken, or from Robert Bork, a Supreme Court nominee.
