Standard Lemma guide

fark

intj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, New-Zealand: /fɐːk/
  • General-South-African, UK: /fɑːk/
  • Canada, US: /fɑɹk/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k

1

intj

Meaning 1

Pronunciation spelling of fuck, used to express surprise, anger, or emphasis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, US, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

An alteration of fuck, using a non‐rhotic ⟨ar⟩ to signify an elongated /ɐ/ or /ʌ/. The spelling has been used in works by Australian satirists since at least 1970.

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.