borked

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borked^¹

/bɔːkt/ UK
/boɹkt/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)kt

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From bork + -ed.

adjective more borked · most borked

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).

verb Borked

participle, past simple past and past participle of bork

Borked^²

verb

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

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@misc{borked_2026,
  title = {borked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/borked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}