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Fark vs Wark - What's the difference?

fark | wark |

As verbs the difference between fark and wark

is that fark is to subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding while wark is to be in pain; ache.

As an interjection fark

is eye dialect of nodot=true lang=en, used to express surprise, etc.

As a noun wark is

pain; ache.

fark

English

Etymology 1

From fuck.

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (Australia, NZ, vulgar) , used to express surprise, etc .
    • Usage notes
    In Australia and New Zealand, fark'' is only very slightly less offensive than fuck itself. The only difference in pronunciation between ''fark'' and ''fuck'' is in vowel length; ''fuck is pronounced in New Zealand.

    Etymology 2

    From the name of the popular website (Fark), because when it links to a small website from its main page, the small site is often subjected to so much new traffic that it is rendered inoperable due to server failure.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US) To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.

    • See also

    * Slashdot effect ----

    wark

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) werk, warch, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Pain; ache.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) werken, warchen, from (etyl) . See above.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be in pain; ache.

    • Etymology 3

    See work.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, chiefly, Scotland) A building.
    • (Spenser)
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