berk
noun/bɜːk/
/bɜːrk/
(old-fashioned, British English, slang)- a stupid person synonym idiot
- I felt a right berk!
Word Origin1930s: abbreviation of Berkeley or Berkshire Hunt, rhyming slang for ‘cunt’.Want to learn more?
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