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or less commonly Bork
borked also Borked; borking also Borking; borks also Borks
US politics, informal
: to attack or defeat (a nominee or candidate for public office) unfairly through an organized campaign of harsh public criticism or vilification
In any event, seeing one of their own being borked may itself energize the conservative base, even beyond what a conservative nomination would do.—
Mark Tushnet
Mark TushnetIn 1987, conservative judge Robert Bork endured such virulent criticism … that to this day, a nominee sidelined by activists is said to have been "borked."—Claire Suddath
Claire Suddath
borked; borking; borks
slang
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Verb
Over the years, quadcopters have mastered the skies, but not so much the landing: A drone is liable to tip over and bork its rotors on a moderately uneven surface.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 1 Dec. 2021
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“Bork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bork. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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