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Hark vs Fark - What's the difference?

hark | fark |

As verbs the difference between hark and fark

is that hark is to listen attentively; often used in the imperative while fark is (us) to subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.

As an interjection fark is

(australia|nz|vulgar) , used to express surprise, etc .

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

    Related terms

    * (l)/(l) * (l) ----

    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 ----