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bork

The correct spelling is bork.

How to pronounce bork

/bɔːk/
verb

IPA: /bɔːk/

Say it like: Bor-k

The correct spelling is bork. (US politics) To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.(US politics) To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.
  2. 2.To misconfigure, break, or damage, especially a computer or other complex device.
  3. 3.To become broken or damaged, especially of a computer or other complex device.

noun

  1. 1.The bald notothen or bald rockcod (Pagothenia borchgrevinki), a species of cod icefish (Nototheniidae) native to the Southern Ocean.
  2. 2.The sound a dog makes.

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