borking

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Pronunciation

/ˈbɔːkiŋ/

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/ˈbɔːkiŋ/ · /ˈbɔɹkiŋ/

Definition of borking

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(US, ambitransitive, derogatory, often)The act of defeating a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.

“Above all it discusses the best tactics to defeat a borking. Having been in the [Ronald] Reagan White House when Robert Bork was borked, I knew something about the subject, which was a huge help when the same borking guns were turned on my friend Judge [D. Brooks] Smith years later.”

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noun

(US, ambitransitive, derogatory, often)The act of defeating a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.

“Above all it discusses the best tactics to defeat a borking. Having been in the [Ronald] Reagan White House when Robert Bork was borked, I knew something about the subject, which was a huge help when the same borking guns were turned on my friend Judge [D. Brooks] Smith years later.”

verb

(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of bork.
(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of Bork. (Alternative letter-case form of borking.)

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From bork + -ing.

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