Borkv.

Brit.

/bɔːk/, U.S.

/bɔrk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Bork.

Etymology: < the name of Robert Heron Bork (1927–2012), a judge whose nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987 was rejected following a large amount of unfavourable publicity for his allegedly illiberal and extreme views.

U.S. Politics slang.

transitive. To defame or vilify (a person) systematically, esp. in the mass media, usually with the aim of preventing his or her appointment to public office; to obstruct or thwart (a person) in this way. Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1987 Los Angeles Times 20 Sept. v. 4/3 I think this time the local minorities are ‘Borking’ up the wrong tree.

1991 New Republic 9 Sept. 21/2 ‘We're going to Bork him,’ the National Organization for Women has promised. But if they succeed, liberals may discover that they have Borked themselves.

1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 23 May 11/1 This powerful force..that now goes around ‘Borking’ politically incorrect nominees.

2001 Roll Call (Electronic ed.) 5 July Democrats..have established a tradition of ‘Borking’ Republican nominees.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bork
释义	Borkv. Brit. /bɔːk/, U.S. /bɔrk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Bork. Etymology: < the name of Robert Heron Bork (1927–2012), a judge whose nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987 was rejected following a large amount of unfavourable publicity for his allegedly illiberal and extreme views. U.S. Politics slang. transitive. To defame or vilify (a person) systematically, esp. in the mass media, usually with the aim of preventing his or her appointment to public office; to obstruct or thwart (a person) in this way. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1987 Los Angeles Times 20 Sept. v. 4/3 I think this time the local minorities are ‘Borking’ up the wrong tree. 1991 New Republic 9 Sept. 21/2 ‘We're going to Bork him,’ the National Organization for Women has promised. But if they succeed, liberals may discover that they have Borked themselves. 1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 23 May 11/1 This powerful force..that now goes around ‘Borking’ politically incorrect nominees. 2001 Roll Call (Electronic ed.) 5 July Democrats..have established a tradition of ‘Borking’ Republican nominees. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1987
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