hork (third-person singular simple present horks, present participle horking, simple past and past participle horked)
(computing, slang) To foul up; to be occupied with difficulty, tangle, or unpleasantness; to be broken.
(slang, regional) To steal, especially petty theft or misnomer in jest.
(slang) To vomit, cough up.
(slang) To throw.
(slang) To eat hastily or greedily; to gobble.
(slang, transitive) To move.
Senses “eat quickly” and “vomit” can be ambiguous, particularly when applied to food – this is a contranym. These senses can be disambiguated by using "hork up" for "vomit" and "hork down" for "eat quickly."
• (foul up): bork
• (throw): hork
• (cough up): hawk, hock
• (gobble): gobble, scarf, scoff
• Kohr, Kroh, khor
Source: Wiktionary
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
