bork

¹

[ bawrk ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to malfunction, especially computer hardware or software: The fonts are borked when the site is accessed from a mobile device.

   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.

2. to mess up, ruin, break, botch, etc.: Of course I borked my leg on the first day of our ski trip.

   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.

bork

²

[ bawrk ]

verb (used with object)

1. to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bork¹

First recorded in 2000–05; perhaps an alteration of break ( def ), influenced by bork ²( def )

Origin of bork²

An Americanism dating back to 1988; after Judge Robert H. Bork, whose appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court was blocked in 1987 after an extensive media campaign by his opponents

Example Sentences

[M]ost fail to mention that antitrust, the law of competitive marketplaces, is the first area where Bork left his mark.

From The Daily Beast

And Bork would never have thought that anyone owed him a word of thanks.

From The Daily Beast

Bork did not meet these ordinary American consumers or businesses.

From The Daily Beast

Diana Furchtgott-Roth recounts the ways Robert Bork contributed to our society, especially his contribution to anti-trust law.

From The Daily Beast

According to Bork, Richardson agreed to do so but he never did.

From The Daily Beast

So Bork and Thorkel both ran forward and were quicker than Thorgeir.

From Project Gutenberg

Mohammed was believed to make his journeys between heaven and earth upon a creature, which some say was a camel, named Al-Bork.

From Project Gutenberg

Bork snapped the side of the egg open and stepped out while the others followed.

From Project Gutenberg

"Hatching is probably always horrible from inside the shell," Bork answered.

From Project Gutenberg

Bork drew a set of phials and implements in miniature size from under his robe.

From Project Gutenberg