bork

verb

1. (US, ambitransitive, derogatory, often)To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.

   “In light of the current furor over trying to appoint a new Supreme Court justice, I would like to submit a new verb in the English language. Three forms would be "to bork," "borking," and "borked." This would describe the act of partisan political character assassination.”

   “George [H. W.] Bush will almost certainly have an opportunity to nominate one or more justices. It would be a pity for all of us if they are subjected to the treatment accorded Robert Bork. Honest disagreement is one thing; "borking" is something else.”

   “I feel strongly that he [Senator John Tower] is being borked. … The charges that have been leveled at him have all proved groundless, baseless.”

   “In other words, I am intentionally borking the headline writer, for no other reason than to make my point with greater force.”

   “After an eight-year hiatus, these groups are back on the scene, ready to implement an apparent vicious strategy of Borking any judicial nominee who happens to disagree with their view of how the world should be.”

2. (slang, transitive)To misconfigure, break, or damage, especially a computer or other complex device.

   “The first time I tried the test machine that I got, I borked the configuration pretty badly (I.e., I inverted the interfaces among other things).”

   “Angie sat back and stared at the screen. Well, that screwed her up good and proper. Go to the brass with information that might put her in the slam … or go it solo and risk borking up the situation even worse than it was already.”

   “Even if I hadn't borked my own governor module, the emergency feed took priority, and it was chaotic, too, with the automated HubSystem wanting data and trying to send me data I didn't need yet and Mensah sending me telemetry from the hopper.”

   “Microsoft's Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is Borking Razer Machines [title] […] As we pondered the question earlier today "we wonder if the Fall Creators Update of Windows 10 will bork anyone's machine", we had a feeling it wouldn't take long to find out. Razer, the high-end gaming manufacturer which is about to enter the gaming phone market, is finding that its products are being hit by the curse of Windows update.”

3. (intransitive, slang)To become broken or damaged, especially of a computer or other complex device.

   “Sometimes Windows system files get messed up (the technical term is "borked"). In those cases, Microsoft has a program called Refresh that scans and fixes all the system files, without changing your settings, removing any installed programs, or blasting your data.”

   “The building is currently occupied by Benetton, but we could be about to see the beautiful range of multi-ethnic models in overpriced clothes replaced by models that get borked with every upgrade … oh, and are also overpriced.”

4. (Internet, humorous)Of a dog, to bark.

   “Dogs become “doggo”, “floofs” and “puppers” and they “bork” rather than bark.”

   “And now, a Doge can bork — Tumblr doggo slang for barking or being aggressive.”

5. (slang, vulgar)To boink; to have sex with.

   “It was Oscar Wilde who remarked on the phenomenon of Life imitating Art . What with the tabloid Press, and Princess Di borking her riding instructor in a high-life, contemporary update of Lady Chatterley's Lover, we may soon not need fiction […]”

6. (slang)To retch or vomit.

   “He tweeted: “Barf!! @BurgerKingUK thanks for [sic] Hygeine standards. How many hairs did I eat b4 realising?? Borked!!!””

   “She told the ECHO : "I can't open my windows because it makes me want to bork."”

7. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of bork.

   “That's the third nominee the Republicans have Borken this season.”

   “After an eight-year hiatus, these groups are back on the scene, ready to implement an apparent vicious strategy of Borking any judicial nominee who happens to disagree with their view of how the world should be.”

noun

1. (informal)The bald notothen or bald rockcod (Pagothenia borchgrevinki), a species of cod icefish (Nototheniidae) native to the Southern Ocean.

   “Near the water surface, Mayflower hunted for larger prey in the form of "borks." Pagothenia borchgrevinki "bork," for short—are buggy-eyed, dark-spotted fish with a Mohawk ridge of fins along the top. They live among the ice crystals formed by the platelet ice, hiding just below the frozen surface of the sea in -3°C (27°F) water.”

2. (Internet, humorous)The sound that a dog makes.

   “Understanding doggo memes requires a previous knowledge of doggo meme jargon, including words such as bamboozled (a word that basically signifies confusion in any context) and bork (for a dog’s bark).”

name

1. A surname.