Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borking

/ˈbɔɹkiŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bork-ing
IPA: /ˈbɔɹkiŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of defeating a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.

American usage; Derogatory

verb

present participle and gerund of bork.

verb

present participle and gerund of Bork. (Alternative letter-case form of borking.)

Example Sentences

"Above all it discusses the best tactics to defeat a borking. Having been in the [Ronald] Reagan White House when Robert Bork was borked, I knew something about the subject, which was a huge help when the same borking guns were turned on my friend Judge [D. Brooks] Smith years later."

Etymology

From bork + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɔɹkiŋ/
British English: /ˈbɔːkiŋ/

Usage

American usage
Derogatory

Inflected Forms

borkings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce borking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔɹkiŋ/.
What does borking mean?: The act of defeating a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.
Where does borking come from?: From bork + -ing.

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