bork
1[ bawrk ]
/ bɔrk /
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verb (used with object)
to 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.
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[ bawrk ]
/ bɔrk /
verb (used with object)
to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
Origin of bork
2An 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
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