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Network Dictionary – Borked

26th February 2009 By Leave a Comment

Borked n. Something is “borked” when it doesn’t work correctly, broken or misbehaves, generally due to negligence by the person(s) that are responsible for it.

Probably derived from the Swedish Chef in the Muppets “bork bork bork” and the geek ethos for misspeaking words like “something is broke” instead of “broken” or describing the Internet as “internets”.

Reference Urban Dictionary

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