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

However, Rovers nearly had the last, er, merk, as their form picked up and they eventually missed out on the playoffs by a matter of two points.

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2010

In Scotland the original unite remained, and was sometimes called the 20 merk piece, to which value it roughly corresponded.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord

"Monry a broad merk han ey getten fro 'em."

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

"He'll strike this silver dollar out from between my finger and thumb at fourscore yards, and I'll hold it out for a gold merk; what more would ye have of eye, hand, lead, and gunpowder?"

From The Bride of Lammermoor by Scott, Walter, Sir

On 15th May of that year he granted Anthony Murray a tack of 4 merk lands of the "Raith" "for furnishing of our bulls"—probably for the expense of his confirmation.

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.