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fark en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /fɐːk/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /fɑɹk/ (Canada, US)
  • /fɑːk/ (General-South-African, UK)
  • (Australia) audio

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.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, vulgar) Pronunciation spelling of fuck, used to express surprise, anger, or emphasis.
    alt of fuck

Deriveds

farken

Relateds

fuuuck

wikipedia: Lexical set

fark en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From the name of the popular website Fark, because when it links to a small website from its main page, the small site is often subjected to so much new traffic that it is rendered inoperable due to server failure.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, US, transitive) To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
farks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
farked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
farked Tense=Past lexicographic
farking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

Slashdot effect

wikipedia: Fark