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gork

[ gawrk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Medicine/Medical Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

a patient whose brain has suffered severe and irreversible damage and whose vital functions are being maintained by artificial means.

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Origin of gork¹

First recorded in 1970–75; perhaps back formation from gorked (slang) anesthetized; apparently an expressive coinage

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In 2017, he published the fantasy novel “Gork, the Teenage Dragon.”

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“Gork,” said Nelson, punching Columbus in the stomach with his right flipper, and then trying to push him over with his left flipper.

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“Gork?” he inquired, turning to slant his head wisely at Mrs. Popper, and looking at her pleadingly with his right eye.

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“Gork!” said Captain Cook, suddenly getting lively again.

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"Gork, the Teenage Dragon," Gabe Hudson's coming-of-age fantasy novel about an awkward but sweet creature about to graduate from high school, could soon be headed to the small screen, Deadline reports.

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