Etymology

fark

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Today it means: To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding. Full definition →

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fark · interjection1

An alteration of fuck, using a non‐rhotic ⟨ar⟩ to signify an elongated /ɐ/ or /ʌ/. The spelling has been used in works by Australian satirists since at least 1970.

fark · verb2

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.

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