different between ferk vs fark

English

Verb

ferk (third-person singular simple present ferks, present participle ferking, simple past and past participle ferked)

1. Alternative form of firk

Anagrams

• f**ker, kerf

English

Etymology 1

From fuck.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /f??k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Interjection

fark

1. (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) Pronunciation spelling of fuck, used to express surprise, etc.

Usage notes

In Australia and New Zealand, fark is only very slightly less offensive than fuck itself. The only difference in pronunciation between fark and fuck is in vowel length; fuck is pronounced /f?k/.

Etymology 2

From the name of the popular website Fark, because when it links to a small website from its main page, the small site is often subjected to so much new traffic that it is rendered inoperable due to server failure.

Verb

fark (third-person singular simple present farks, present participle farking, simple past and past participle farked)

1. (Internet, transitive, US) To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.

See also

• Slashdot effect

Anagrams

• frak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????, form Arabic ?????? (farq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?k/
• Hyphenation: fark

Noun

fark (definite accusative fark?, plural farklar)

1. difference

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