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borking, n. U.S. Polit. slang.
Brit. |ˈbɔːkɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈbɔrkɪŋ|
Forms: also with capital initial.
[‹ Bork v. + -ing suffix1.]
The practice of systematically and publicly defaming or vilifying a person (esp. a nominee for public office), in order to prevent his or her advancement, typically by subjecting previous conduct to extreme and often overtly hostile scrutiny; an instance of this. Also occas. of an organization.
1988Los Angeles Times 20 Mar. v. 6/2 The ‘Borking’ of the appointment of..state treasurer was in part the Democrats' attempt to punish Deukmejian for his ‘Just say no!’ attitude toward their programs. 1994ABA Jrnl. (Nexis) June 37 (heading) Is fear of ‘borking’ scaring people from public office? 1997Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 22/3 He has been a Supreme Court Justice for 11 years, getting in under the wire before borking became standard practice. 2000R. B. McKenzie Trust on Trial 205 Now the Borking began in earnest. Nader had already sounded a theme of the conference when he published an article called ‘The Microsoft Menace’. |