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Porked vs Perked - What's the difference?

porked | perked |

As verbs the difference between porked and perked

is that porked is (pork) while perked is (perk).

As an adjective porked

is to be extensively broken or beyond repair.

porked

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • To be extensively broken or beyond repair.
    • "What did the mechanic say about your car?"
    "It's porked ; it will be extremely expensive to repair."

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pork)

    • perked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perk)

    • Related terms

    * perked up

    perk

    English

    Etymology 1

    From perquisite, by abbreviation.

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (less common)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Perquisite.
    • Free coffee is one of the perks of the job.

    Etymology 2

    From percolate (verb) and percolator (noun), by abbreviation.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Shortened form of percolate.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A percolator, particularly of coffee.

    • Etymology 3

    The origin is .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To become more lively or enthusiastic.
  • To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.
  • * Barrow
    • to perk over them
  • To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
    • to perk''' the ears; to '''perk up one's head
    (Cowper)
    (Sherburne)
    Derived terms
    * perk up * perky

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain
  • * Spenser
    • Perk as a peacock.

    Etymology 4

    The origin is .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To peer; to look inquisitively.
    • (Charles Dickens)
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