cark it
cark it verb: to die.
Verb
cark it (third-person singular simple present carks it, present participle carking it, simple past and past participle carked it)
- To die.
- The guy was running, then he had a heart attack and carked it.
- He′d always bragged about carking it before he hit twenty. When he turned twenty, he escalated the date of his demise to twenty-five.1989, Kathy Lette, Girl′s Night Out, →ISBN, page 86
Forms of cark it
| third-person singular present | carks it |
|---|---|
| present participle | carking it |
| past participle | carked it |
| past | carked it |
| alternative form | kark it |
Origin of cark it
A slang shortening of carcass + it. Not related to cark (“to worry”). Used frequently in Australia.
Questions about cark it
- What does cark it mean?
- Cark it means to die.
- What part of speech is cark it?
- Cark it is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cark it?
- The past tense of cark it is carked it.
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