fark

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Australia, New Zealand/fɐːk/General South African, UK/fɑːk/Canada, US/fɑɹk/

verb

To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.

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Meanings

fark1

interjection
  1. AustraliaNew ZealandSouth AfricaUKpronunciation spellingvulgarPronunciation spelling of fuck, used to express surprise, anger, or emphasis.

fark2

verbfark (third-person singular simple present farks, present participle farking, simple past and past participle farked)

present singular third person farks · participle present farking · participle past farked · past farked

  1. InternetUStransitiveTo subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fuckshitfuckslashdot

Origin

fark · interjection

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.

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fark · verb

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fark

parkmarkdarkclarkarcclerkremarksparkarkbarkstarkquarkembarklarkmarquesnarkharksarkStarkenarcdisembarkbarquecarkdemark
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Anagrams

frakKafr
Cite this entry
APA

fark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fark

MLA

“fark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fark. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fark,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fark.

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