Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kevork

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: kevork
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To commit suicide.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

Slang; Transitive verb

noun

A suicide or a homicide that has been made to look like a suicide.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Believe me, to escape it, I'd've gladly kevorked."
"A boy and a girl kevorked in her garage using his dad's car exhaust."
"[…]divorce and abort more, cremate and kevork more."
"Top Three Reasons for the Fat Little Devils to Be Out Late: Hormones rampant. Waiting up for Dave. Trying to get Kevorked by a speeding car."
"When Lorraine wouldn't stop making her inspirational postings, Dr. Goldberg apparently "kevorked" her — another useful on-lineism, which I had picked up on ECHO, meaning "terminated.""
"Each week someone in the group would ask, "So, who is the next among us to be Kevorked?" Or, in response to the all-too-familiar sob story of a new member, one of the veterans would muse, "Uh-oh, sounds like he needs to be Kevorked ."

Etymology

Clipping of Kevorkian, named after American euthanasia proponent Jack Kevorkian (1928–2011).

Usage

Inflected Forms

kevorks (present, singular) kevorking (participle, present) kevorked (participle, past) kevorked (past) kevorks (plural)

Questions

What does kevork mean?: To commit suicide.
Where does kevork come from?: Clipping of Kevorkian, named after American euthanasia proponent Jack Kevorkian (1928–2011).

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