burk
See also: Burk
English
editPronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
Verb
editburk (third-person singular simple present burks, present participle burking, simple past and past participle burked)
- (intransitive, slang, Southern US) To vomit.
- It was nasty, y’all. She just burked all over my sedan.
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editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish budhker, from Old Norse buðkr. Related to German Bottich.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editburk c
- pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with lid and often approximately cylindrical, used for storage
- (slang) TV set
- (slang) computer case
- (slang) sidecar (on a motorcycle, chiefly in the context of competitions)
- (slang) idiot
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | burk | burks |
definite | burken | burkens | |
plural | indefinite | burkar | burkars |
definite | burkarna | burkarnas |
Synonyms
edit- (TV set): dumburk
- (computer case): datorlåda, datorchassi
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- burk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- burk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- burk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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