- cark (it)
- Verb. To die. Also 'kark it'. E.g."Princess Diana carked it in car crash in Paris." Orig. Aust. 1970s
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
cark (it)
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Cark — (k[aum]rk), n. [OE. cark, fr. a dialectic form of F. charge; cf. W. carc anxiety, care, Arm karg charge, burden. See {Charge}, and cf. {Cargo}.] A noxious or corroding care; solicitude; worry. [Archaic.] [1913 Webster] His heavy head, devoid of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cark — Cark, v. t. To vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry. [R.] [1913 Webster] Nor can a man, independently . . . of God s blessing, care and cark himself one penny richer. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cark — (k[aum]rk), v. i. To be careful, anxious, solicitous, or troubled in mind; to worry or grieve. [R.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cark — [kärk] vt., vi. [ME carken < NormFr carkier, var. of OFr chargier: see CHARGE] Archaic to worry or be worried n. Archaic distress; anxiety … English World dictionary
cark- — in various words: see carc … Useful english dictionary
Cark — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 54.180 longitude= 2.976 official name = Cark civil parish = Lower Holker population = shire district= South Lakeland region= North West England shire county = Cumbria constituency westminster=… … Wikipedia
çark — is., Far. çarḫ 1) Bir eksenin döndürdüğü tekerlek biçimindeki makine parçası Çarklar dönüyor, küçük çark büyüğünü döndürüyor. S. F. Abasıyanık 2) ask. Herhangi bir askerî birliğin, biçimini ve düzenini bozmadan kanatlarından biri çevresinde… … Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük
cark it — To die, as in don t tell the kids the budgie carked it. The origin is uncertain. Perhaps it is a play on the standard English word croak to die , or it may be a shortening of carcass. Cark it also means to fail or break down completely : my… … Australian idioms
cark — I. /kak / (say kahk) Colloquial –verb (i) 1. to collapse; die. –phrase 2. cark it, a. to collapse; die. b. (of a machine) to fail; break down. Also, kark. {? shortened form of carcass} II …
cark´ing|ly — cark|ing «KAHR kihng», adjective. 1. troublesome; worrying: »Some carking care that would not be driven away (Dickens). 2. of persons: a) fretting; anxious. b) toiling. c) miserly … Useful english dictionary
cark|ing — «KAHR kihng», adjective. 1. troublesome; worrying: »Some carking care that would not be driven away (Dickens). 2. of persons: a) fretting; anxious. b) toiling. c) miserly … Useful english dictionary
