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Sound
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noun
The act of defeating a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, ambitransitive, derogatory, often
Topics: government, politics
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verb
present participle and gerund of bork.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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verb
present participle and gerund of Bork. (Alternative letter-case form of borking.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From bork + -ing.
