Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fark

/fɐːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: fark
IPA: /fɐːk/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Pronunciation spelling of fuck, used to express surprise, anger, or emphasis.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

verb

To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.

American usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

An alteration of fuck, using a non‐rhotic ⟨ar⟩ to signify an elongated /ɐ/ or /ʌ/. The spelling has been used in works by Australian satirists since at least 1970.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɐːk/
British English: /fɑːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

farks (present, singular) farking (participle, present) farked (participle, past) farked (past)

Derived Forms

farken

Phrases

Slashdot effect

Frequently Paired Words

fuuuck Slashdot effect

Rhymes With

park mark dark re-mark retail park clark arc remarks shark stark clerk spark

Questions

How do you pronounce fark?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɐːk/.
What does fark mean?: Pronunciation spelling of fuck, used to express surprise, anger, or emphasis.
Where does fark come from?: An alteration of fuck, using a non‐rhotic ⟨ar⟩ to signify an elongated /ɐ/ or /ʌ/. The spelling has been used in works by Australian satirists since at least 1970.

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