different between zark vs jark

English

Etymology

Coined by Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978).

Pronunciation

Interjection

zark

1. (slang, euphemistic) Fuck.

Derived terms

• zarking
• zark off

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

jark (plural jarks)

1. A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).

Derived terms

• jarkman

Verb

jark (third-person singular simple present jarks, present participle jarking, simple past and past participle jarked)

1. (slang, military, Britain) To modify (weaponry) to disadvantage; especially, to attach a tracking device to and covertly monitor the location of (a weapon).

Usage notes

(track weaponry): Both word and practice became common during the Ulster Troubles (1968-1998).

Etymology 2

From jerk.

Verb

jark (third-person singular simple present jarks, present participle jarking, simple past and past participle jarked)

1. Pronunciation spelling of jerk.

References

• jarking, in The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z, by Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, Taylor & Francis, 2006. ?ISBN, 9780415259385.
• Toby Harnden, Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh, ?ISBN

Ngandi

Noun

jark

1. water

Descendants

• ? Dhuwal: gutjark (with the Ngandi noun class prefix gu-)

References

• Colette G. Craig, Noun Classes and Categorization (1986, ?ISBN, page 389

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse jarki.

Noun

jark m (definite singular jarken, indefinite plural jarkar, definite plural jarkane)

1. edge of the sole of the foot