merk

¹ American  

[murk] / mɜrk /

Rarely merc or murk

verb (used with object)

1. Slang. to defeat overwhelmingly, beat up, kill, or eliminate.

   Eventually they rip off the wrong person and then they get merked.

   If they are so tough, how come they got merked by 12-year-olds?

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merk ² American  

[merk] / mɛrk /

noun

1. Chiefly Scot. a former money of account and silver coin of Scotland, equal to 13s. 4d.

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Etymology

Origin of merk¹

First recorded in 2005–10; origin uncertain

Origin of merk²

First recorded in 1480–90; variant of mark ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Helena Merk and Aly Hudson use AirClaw, a version of the OpenClaw AI assistant, to place Instacart orders.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’ll say, ‘Can you order more tofu?’ and it arrives by the time I get back from my bike ride, so it gives me more time for my bike ride,” says Merk, a 27-year-old startup founder in San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It feels a bit dystopian to have AIs run your life, but right now it’s really fun to experiment with,” Merk says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two-time world champion Wright won just two legs and averaged below 80 as he was surprisingly beaten by debutant Arno Merk on Tuesday.

From BBC

German debutant Arno Merk said he was left "stunned" by his straight-set win over two-time champion Peter Wright at the PDC World Championship.

From BBC