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gork
English
Etymology
1970–75; perhaps back-formation from gorked (slang), meaning "anesthetized"; apparently an expressive coinage.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /????k/
- (UK) IPA(key): /???k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k
Noun
gork (plural gorks)
- (medicine, slang, offensive) A terminal patient whose brain is nonfunctional and the rest of whose body can be kept functioning only by the extensive use of mechanical devices and nutrient solutions.
- (medicine, slang, offensive) A stuporous or imbecilic patient; a patient who has lost brain function.
- (slang) A despised person; dork, geek, jerk.
Verb
gork (third-person singular simple present gorks, present participle gorking, simple past and past participle gorked)
- (medicine, slang) To sedate a patient heavily.
Related terms
- gorked
Anagrams
- grok
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gorp
English
Alternative forms
- GORP
Etymology
The Oxford English Dictionary cites a 1913 reference to the verb "gorp", meaning "to eat greedily". The occasionally theorised good old raisins and peanuts is probably a backronym.
Noun
gorp (uncountable)
- A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- 1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, Knopf, ?ISBN, chapter 19,
- "They were living in their pajamas so as not to have too much laundry. They were eating gorp for their suppers."
- "I'm not even going to ask what gorp is," Sarah said,
- "It's a mixture of wheat germ and nuts and dried—"
- 1996: Brian M. Parks, gorp in rec.backcountry
- ...also take some cheese and hard salami and crackers which are normally not contained in gorp to give even more variety. variety is the key here, and a bag of gorp curtails this.....unless of course you wish to pack ten different varieties of gorp with you :^)
- 1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, Knopf, ?ISBN, chapter 19,
Synonyms
- scroggin
- trail mix
Anagrams
- PROG, Prog, prog, prog.
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