zarking

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Etymology

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Coined by Douglas Adams as a derivative of zark in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978). See -ing.

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zarking (not comparable)

  1. (slang, euphemistic) Fucking (as an intensifier).
    • 1997, Scott McClare, “ARSCC - An open letter”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet):
      Nonsense. Why should those of us outside the U.S. give a zarking photon what the U.S. State Department thinks?
    • 2002, major kong, “apartments in wicker park etc..”, in chi.general (Usenet):
      The only time I was "approached" by a so called mugger was on the Gravigny Balizy stop THEN I had to spend 4 zarking hours in a zarking police station. I am glad they have cleaned it up since I was there in the late 80's and you had a good time there.
    • 2008, Andria Markut, The Chronicles of the Knights of the Code: Volume 1 the Search
      "You zarking, smeging [sic], harebrained fools!" Keindorm cursed the pair, picking his hat up off the ground []