bork
1to cause to malfunction, especially computer hardware or software: Installing updates in the wrong order will bork all of your saved games.The fonts are borked when the site is accessed from a mobile device.
to mess up, ruin, break, botch, etc.: He said all of the wrong things during his interview and completely borked his chances of being invited back.Of course I borked my leg on the first day of our ski trip.
Origin of bork
1Other definitions for bork (2 of 2)
to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
Origin of bork
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How to use bork in a sentence
It's also worth remembering that "Borking" didn't really start with bork.
You can look all these people up if you wish, but the point is that there was Borking before bork.
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