fark

English

Etymology 1

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.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Interjection

farkCategory:English lemmas#FARKCategory:English interjections#FARKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FARKCategory:Pages with entries#FARKCategory:Pages with 2 entries#FARK

  1. (UKCategory:British English#FARK, AustraliaCategory:Australian English#FARK, New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#FARK, South AfricaCategory:South African English#FARK, vulgarCategory:English vulgarities#FARK) Pronunciation spelling of fuck, used to express surprise, anger, or emphasisCategory:English pronunciation spellings#FARK.
Usage notes

In non‐rhotic dialects, the spelling fark serves as a “visual elongation” of the word fuck. In Australia and New Zealand specifically, the strut and start vowels are qualitatively identical (/ɐ/), meaning fark is phonetically a long‐vowel version of the original term (/fɐːk/). This phonetic identity gives the form significant cultural weight as a high‐intensity intensifier. In rhotic dialects (such as General American), however, the ⟨r⟩ is fully articulated (/fɑɹk/). Because this alters the phonetic shape of the word, it functions in those dialects as a true minced oath rather than an intensifier. (For expressive elongation in rhotic dialects, graphemic repetition is typically used instead, as in fuuuck.)

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bruce Beresford (director), The Cinema of Raymond Fark (short film, 1970).
  2. ↑ Clive James (1975), The Fate of Felicity Fark in the Land of the Media, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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.

Verb

fark (third-person singular simple present farks, present participle farking, simple past and past participle farked)Category:English lemmas#FARKCategory:English verbs#FARKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FARKCategory:Pages with entries#FARKCategory:Pages with 2 entries#FARK

  1. (InternetCategory:en:Internet#FARK, transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#FARK, USCategory:American English#FARK) To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.

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Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#FARKCategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#FARK فرق, from ArabicCategory:Turkish terms derived from Arabic#FARK فَرْق (farq).

Category:Turkish terms derived from Arabic#FARKCategory:Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ف ر ق#FARK

Pronunciation

Noun

fark (definite accusative farkı, plural farklar)Category:Turkish lemmas#FARKCategory:Turkish nouns#FARKCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#FARKCategory:Pages with entries#FARKCategory:Pages with 2 entries#FARK

  1. difference

Declension

Declension of fark
singular plural
nominative fark farklar
definite accusative farkı farkları
dative farka farklara
locative farkta farklarda
ablative farktan farklardan
genitive farkın farkların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular farkım farklarım
2nd singular farkın farkların
3rd singular farkı farkları
1st plural farkımız farklarımız
2nd plural farkınız farklarınız
3rd plural farkları farkları
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular farkımı farklarımı
2nd singular farkını farklarını
3rd singular farkını farklarını
1st plural farkımızı farklarımızı
2nd plural farkınızı farklarınızı
3rd plural farklarını farklarını
dative
singular plural
1st singular farkıma farklarıma
2nd singular farkına farklarına
3rd singular farkına farklarına
1st plural farkımıza farklarımıza
2nd plural farkınıza farklarınıza
3rd plural farklarına farklarına
locative
singular plural
1st singular farkımda farklarımda
2nd singular farkında farklarında
3rd singular farkında farklarında
1st plural farkımızda farklarımızda
2nd plural farkınızda farklarınızda
3rd plural farklarında farklarında
ablative
singular plural
1st singular farkımdan farklarımdan
2nd singular farkından farklarından
3rd singular farkından farklarından
1st plural farkımızdan farklarımızdan
2nd plural farkınızdan farklarınızdan
3rd plural farklarından farklarından
genitive
singular plural
1st singular farkımın farklarımın
2nd singular farkının farklarının
3rd singular farkının farklarının
1st plural farkımızın farklarımızın
2nd plural farkınızın farklarınızın
3rd plural farklarının farklarının

Derived terms

Category:English minced oaths#FARK
Category:American English Category:Australian English Category:British English Category:English 1-syllable words Category:English interjections Category:English lemmas Category:English minced oaths Category:English pronunciation spellings Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:English transitive verbs Category:English verbs Category:English vulgarities Category:New Zealand English Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)k Category:Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)k/1 syllable Category:South African English Category:Turkish lemmas Category:Turkish nouns Category:Turkish terms derived from Arabic Category:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish Category:Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ف ر ق Category:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish Category:Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Turkish terms with audio pronunciation Category:en:Internet