borked
/boɹkt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Particularly of computers or other complex devices: broken, damaged, out of order.
Humorous; Slang
verb
simple past and past participle of bork.
verb
simple past and past participle of Bork. (Alternative letter-case form of borked.)
Example Sentences
- "As a PC technician, you're responsible for doing a certain amount of network troubleshooting, but if the router is really borked, it'll require more management than you'd be expected to handle (or be tested on in the A+ exam)."
- "Diagnosing a "borked" motherboard can be an exercise in frustration. If an accidental static discharge damaged some of the electronic components on the board, it may be next to impossible to trace down the exact fault."
- "Using hundreds of false identities, the couple ordered electronics, including GoPro digital cameras, Microsoft Xboxes and Samsung smartwatches, then claimed that they were borked in some way. The couple then demanded replacements, before selling them on to a third party, […]"
- "After finding a few initial customers at Burger Kings and Super Duper Burgers, they finally began to tap into their real target market, the franchisees who not only represented the biggest single collection of Taylor machine owners but the ones who used the most complex, most often borked digital version of Taylor’s product: McDonald’s."
Etymology
From bork + -ed.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /boɹkt/
- British English: /bɔːkt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more borked (comparative)
most borked (superlative)