berk
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of berk
C20: shortened from Berkeley or Berkshire Hunt rhyming slang for cunt
Example Sentences
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"I will spread this story that berk bought 28MM of shares," Passos allegedly texted a colleague.
From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2023
Hawkey says he felt like a bit of a "berk" as he began to describe his artistic concept to the miners.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2014
Moneypenny is best when she's slightly standoffish, and lets Bond run around after her like a berk.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2011
Open the festival brochure at random and you'll see an intelligent young standup dimly recognisable as a gormless berk in a building society advert.
From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2010
Gul sad berk, the Rose of a hundred leaves.
From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael
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