Farks vs Harks - What's the difference?
farks | harks |
(fark)
(US) To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.
(hark)
To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
* 1739 , “Hymn for Christmas-Day”, Hymns and Sacred Poems, (Charles Wesley) and (George Whitefield):
* 1906: ,
* 1959: , A Christmas Carol
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
English
Etymology 1
From fuck.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)See also
* Slashdot effect ----harks
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *hark
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- “Glory to the new born King,
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- Loud voices and a renewed uproar were raised in front of the boarding-house..."'Tis Missis Murphy's voice," said Mrs. McCaskey, harking .
- "Hark ! The Herald Tribune sings, / Advertising wondrous things!"