Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gork

/ɡɔɹk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: gork
IPA: /ɡɔɹk/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A terminal patient whose brain is nonfunctional and the rest of whose body can be kept functioning only by the extensive use of mechanical devices and nutrient solutions.

Offensive; Slang

noun

A stuporous or imbecilic patient; a patient who has lost brain function.

Offensive; Slang

noun

A despised person; dork, geek, jerk.

Slang

verb

To sedate a patient heavily.

Slang

Etymology

1970–75; perhaps back-formation from gorked (slang), meaning "anesthetized"; apparently an expressive coinage.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɔɹk/
British English: /ɡɔːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gorks (plural) gorks (present, singular) gorking (participle, present) gorked (participle, past) gorked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

gorked

Rhymes With

york fork pork cork torque dork quark orc stork bork wark spork

Questions

How do you pronounce gork?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɔɹk/.
What does gork mean?: A terminal patient whose brain is nonfunctional and the rest of whose body can be kept functioning only by the extensive use of mechanical devices and nutrient solutions.
Where does gork come from?: 1970–75; perhaps back-formation from gorked (slang), meaning "anesthetized"; apparently an expressive coinage.

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