nork en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /noːk/ (Australia)
- /nɔːk/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
- /nɔɹk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Unknown, originally used in Australia, attested since the 1960s. One theory suggests that the source is Norco Co-operative, a butter manufacturer that featured a cow's udder on package labels, but this is considered dubious.
Meanings
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(in-plural, slang) A woman's breast.
I lay there so close I could've reached out in any direction and just grabbed a nork.
1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin, published 2009, page 91:And her norks! Like a hundred times bigger than his sister's. Why was he thinking about his sister's norks? Gross.
2002, Kate Atkinson, Not the end of the world:Ernie constantly badgered me to get her to talk to him but I suspected she would throttle him if he merely glanced in the direction of her norks.
1999, Louis Nowra, The twelfth of never:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| norks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |