Definition of BORK

bork

Meanings

Plural: borks

Verb

  • To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.
  • To misconfigure, break, or damage, especially a computer or other complex device.
  • To become broken or damaged, especially of a computer or other complex device.
  • Of a dog, to bark.
  • To boink; to have sex with.
  • To retch or vomit.

Noun

  • The bald notothen or bald rockcod (Pagothenia borchgrevinki), a species of cod icefish (Nototheniidae) native to the Southern Ocean.
  • The sound that a dog makes.

Origin / Etymology

A reference to the unsuccessful 1987 United States Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork (1927–2012); first appeared in print that same year.

Scrabble Score: 10

bork is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bork is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bork is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

bork is a valid Words With Friends word