bork
pronunciation
How to pronounce bork in British English:
UK ['bɔ:k]
How to pronounce bork in American English:
US ['bɔk]
Word Origin
- bork (v.)
- 1987, "to discredit a candidate for some position by savaging his or her career and beliefs," from name of U.S. jurist Robert H. Bork (1927-2012), whose Supreme Court nomination in 1987 was rejected after an intense counter-campaign.
Example
- 1. Our outside advisory board and our consultant david bork supported this policy .
- 2. And of course a computer to clean - this is bork .
- 3. He was a forceful and successful opponent of the confirmation of robert h. bork to the supreme court .
- 4. He lobbied hard against conservative stalwart robert bork .
- 5. I argued that bork 's own words demonstrated that he was a reactionary , not a mainstream conservative .