bork
[bawrk]
- to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
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Origin of bork
1988, Americanism; after Judge Robert H. Bork, whose appointment to the Supreme Court was blocked in 1987 after an extensive media campaign by his opponents
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Examples from the Web for bork
Contemporary Examples
[M]ost fail to mention that antitrust, the law of competitive marketplaces, is the first area where Bork left his mark.
And Bork would never have thought that anyone owed him a word of thanks.
Bork did not meet these ordinary American consumers or businesses.
According to Bork, Richardson agreed to do so but he never did.
When I asked Richardson why he never defended Bork at the time—or later—his answer was classic Washington: “No one asked me.”
Historical Examples
So Bork and Thorkel both ran forward and were quicker than Thorgeir.
The story of Burnt NjalAnonymous
Why not send for my friend, the famous Doctor Bork, of Christiania?
Ticket No. "9672"Jules Verne
A minute later Hanson, Bork and Nema were alone with the old man.
The Sky Is FallingLester del Rey
Behind him, he heard Bork's chuckle and the soft laughter of Sather Karf.
The Sky Is FallingLester del Rey
There was a sharp explosion, a hissing, and Bork's voice calling.
The Sky Is FallingLester del Rey
Word Origin and History for bork
v.
1987, "to discredit a candidate for some position by savaging his or her career and beliefs," from name of U.S. jurist Robert H. Bork (1927-2012), whose Supreme Court nomination in 1987 was rejected after an intense counter-campaign.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper