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zarking

zarking adjective: fucking (as an intensifier).

Adjective

zarking (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic, slang) Fucking (as an intensifier).
    • Nonsense. Why should those of us outside the U.S. give a zarking photon what the U.S. State Department thinks?1997, Scott McClare, “ARSCC - An open letter”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet)
    • The only time I was "approached" by a so called mugger was on the Gravigny Balizy stop THEN I had to spend 4 zarking hours in a zarking police station. I am glad they have cleaned it up since I was there in the late 80's and you had a good time there.2002, major kong, “apartments in wicker park etc..”, in chi.general (Usenet)

Origin of zarking

Coined by Douglas Adams as a derivative of zark in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978). See -ing.

Questions about zarking

What does zarking mean?
Zarking means fucking (as an intensifier).
What part of speech is zarking?
Zarking is an adjective.

Words near zarking in the dictionary

  1. Zariyah
  2. Zarjeh Bostan
  3. zark
  4. zarka
  5. Zarkie
  6. zarking
  7. Zarling
  8. Zarlings
  9. Zarma
  10. Zarmaci
  11. Zarmanian

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