borked

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/bɔːkt/
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/bɔːkt/ · /boɹkt/

Definition of borked

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (humorous, slang)Particularly of computers or other complex devices: broken, damaged, out of order.
    “As a PC technician, you're responsible for doing a certain amount of network troubleshooting, but if the router is really borked, it'll require more management than you'd be expected to handle (or be tested on in the A+ exam).”
    “Diagnosing a "borked" motherboard can be an exercise in frustration. If an accidental static discharge damaged some of the electronic components on the board, it may be next to impossible to trace down the exact fault.”
    “Using hundreds of false identities, the couple ordered electronics, including GoPro digital cameras, Microsoft Xboxes and Samsung smartwatches, then claimed that they were borked in some way. The couple then demanded replacements, before selling them on to a third party, […]”
    “After finding a few initial customers at Burger Kings and Super Duper Burgers, they finally began to tap into their real target market, the franchisees who not only represented the biggest single collection of Taylor machine owners but the ones who used the most complex, most often borked digital version of Taylor’s product: McDonald’s.”
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adj

  1. (humorous, slang)Particularly of computers or other complex devices: broken, damaged, out of order.
    “As a PC technician, you're responsible for doing a certain amount of network troubleshooting, but if the router is really borked, it'll require more management than you'd be expected to handle (or be tested on in the A+ exam).”
    “Diagnosing a "borked" motherboard can be an exercise in frustration. If an accidental static discharge damaged some of the electronic components on the board, it may be next to impossible to trace down the exact fault.”
    “Using hundreds of false identities, the couple ordered electronics, including GoPro digital cameras, Microsoft Xboxes and Samsung smartwatches, then claimed that they were borked in some way. The couple then demanded replacements, before selling them on to a third party, […]”
    “After finding a few initial customers at Burger Kings and Super Duper Burgers, they finally began to tap into their real target market, the franchisees who not only represented the biggest single collection of Taylor machine owners but the ones who used the most complex, most often borked digital version of Taylor’s product: McDonald’s.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of bork.
  2. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of Bork. (Alternative letter-case form of borked.)

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Etymology

From bork + -ed.

Anagrams of borked

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