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   berk

   /bəːk/

   noun

   • 1. a stupid person. informal British

   Word Origin 1930s: abbreviation of Berkeley or Berkshire Hunt, rhyming slang for ‘cunt’.

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   What is Berk?

   • berk - Rhyming Slang, short for 'Berkshire Hunt', meaning 'cunt'. Most people goaround calling people 'berks' for years not realising that it is slang for one of thestrongest swear words in the English language.

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   What does Berk mean in slang?

   • Berk is derogatory term for an idiot or a fool, but it is considered less harsh. Actually, the term is derived from cockney rhyming slang. It is a shortened version of Berkshire Hunt, which suggests it shouldn't be considered less harsh at all! Don't put glass in the landfill bin, you berk. Try not to be an argumentative berk tonight, Simon.

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   Is Berk a rhyming word?

   • Yeah! You berk. Although the term remains in fairly wide use, its specific origin and meaning in rhyming slang is less well known, lessening its vulgarity. From berr (cf. derk from derr ). berk m ( plural berqe, definite berku, definite plural berqet )

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   What does berserk mean?

   • In or into a state of violent or destructive rage or frenzy. Mentally or emotionally upset; deranged. Berserk with grief. Unrestrained, as with enthusiasm or appetite; wild. Berserk over chocolates. Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control. One that is violent, upset, or unrestrained. A berserker.

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   When was Berk first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun berk is in the 1920s. OED's earliest evidence for berk is from 1929, in the writing of Robert Graves, poet and novelist. is formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Berkeley Hunt n.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBERK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a stupid person: I felt a right berk when I couldn't remember where I'd parked the car. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. blunderer.

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     BERK meaning: 1. a stupid person: 2. a stupid person: ....

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBERK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   British slang a stupid person; fool.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   The meaning of BERK is fool. How to use berk in a sentence.

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   Etymology

   Cockney rhyming slang, an ellipsis and clipping of Berkeley Hunt, a prominent hunt at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, to mean cunt.

   Pronunciation

   1. (General American) IPA(key): /bɝk/ 2. (UK) IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)k/ 3. Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k 4. Homophone: birk

   Noun

   berk (plural berks) 1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory, vulgar) a fool, a prat, a twit, etc. [1930] 1.1. 2003 July 12, Nicholas Lezard, “Ad execs quoting Gramsci? Only in France”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN: 1.1.1. His chat-up techniques have to be read to be imagined—they make the crudest of Loaded-style berksseem classy—and he earns far, far too much money. 1.2. 2006 February 3, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, season 1, episode 2: 1.2.1. I don't know why they couldn't jus...

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   Etymology 1

   From berr (cf. derk from derr).

   Etymology 2

   From Proto-Albanian *bardz(i)ka, from *bardza > bardhë (“white”). Similar sense development as in barmë.

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   Etymology

   From Middle Dutch berke, from Old Dutch *berka, from Proto-West Germanic *berku, from Proto-Germanic *berkō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós.

   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): /bɛrk/ 2. Hyphenation: berk 3. Rhymes: -ɛrk

   Noun

   berk m (plural berken, diminutive berkje n) 1. birch, tree of the genus Betula 1.1. Synonym: berkenboom

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   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): /bɛʁk/

   Interjection

   berk 1. Alternative form of beurk: yuck!

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   Contraction

   berk 1. (bragarmál) Contraction of ber ek.

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   Etymology 1

   Inherited from Ottoman Turkish برك (berk), from Proto-Turkic *berk (“mighty”). Related to pek.

   Etymology 2

   Inherited from Ottoman Turkish برق (berk), from Arabic بَرْق (barq).

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   Berk definition: a stupid person; fool. See examples of BERK used in a sentence.

8. www.grammar-monster.com › sayings_proverbs › berk"Berk" | Origin and Meaning - Grammar Monster

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   Berk is derogatory term for an idiot or a fool, but it is considered less harsh. Actually, the term is derived from cockney rhyming slang. It is a shortened version of Berkshire Hunt, which suggests it shouldn't be considered less harsh at all!

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › berk_nberk, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun berk. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English. berk is considered derogatory.