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borked

The correct spelling is borked.

How to pronounce borked

/bɔːkt/
verb

IPA: /bɔːkt/

Say it like: Bor-ked

The correct spelling is borked. (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.

adjective

  1. 1.Particularly of computers or other complex devices: broken, damaged, out of order.

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