berk
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- noun
- /bɜːk/
- Offensive
:
bobo
- Get this berk off the microphone and make a proper speech.
Examples
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- You look a right berk, dressed like that.
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It sounded just like a complete berk asking me irritating questions.
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You shouldn't take advice from him because he's just a berk.
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Everyone in the room laughed at his silly mistake; he really was a berk.
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I can't believe he fell for that prank; what a complete berk!
Synonyms
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A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike
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A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
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A rude person who is annoying or stupid
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A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes
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A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
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A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
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A rude word for a person who is very stupid
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A person who behaves in a foolish way
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A person who is very stupid or foolish
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A foolish or silly person used as an insult
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A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly
A foolish person who makes simple mistakes
A person who acts in a silly, foolish way
A foolish or silly person said as an insult
A person who acts silly so others tease or laugh at them
An insulting word for a rude or stupid person
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
A very rude and annoying person who treats others badly
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Etymology
Berk comes from a playful London rhyme: people once said Berkshire Hunt, which rhymed with a very rude word for a bad person, and the phrase was later shortened to berk. So today berk means a 'stupid' or foolish person, but it is a mild, often joking insult.