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Farks vs Harks - What's the difference?

farks | harks |

As verbs the difference between farks and harks

is that farks is third-person singular of fark while harks is third-person singular of hark.

farks

English

Verb

(head)
  • (fark)

  • 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 ----

    harks

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hark)
  • Anagrams

    * *

    hark

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
  • * 1739 , “Hymn for Christmas-Day”, Hymns and Sacred Poems, (Charles Wesley) and (George Whitefield):
  • “Glory to the new born King,
  • * 1906: , The Four Million] [http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=354518751&tag=Henry,+O.,+1862-1910:+The+four+million;,+1906&query=+harking&id=HenFour
  • Loud voices and a renewed uproar were raised in front of the boarding-house..."'Tis Missis Murphy's voice," said Mrs. McCaskey, harking .
  • * 1959: , A Christmas Carol
  • "Hark ! The Herald Tribune sings, / Advertising wondrous things!"

    Derived terms

    * hark back