Lork

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German Low German

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Etymology

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Uncertain, possibly imitative. Compare Middle Low German lork (armour). Borrowed into German as Lurch.

Noun

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Lork m (plural Lorken or Lorks)

  1. toad (amphibian)
  2. (by extension) rascal, lout, scoundrel, villain, bastard
  3. (by extension, derogatory) woman, broad