glark

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verb

To guess (the meaning of an unfamiliar word) based on hearing its use in context.

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Meanings

verbglark (third-person singular simple present glarks, present participle glarking, simple past and past participle glarked)

present singular third person glarks · participle present glarking · participle past glarked · past glarked

  1. slangtransitiveTo guess (the meaning of an unfamiliar word) based on hearing its use in context.

Origin

Slight variation of glork in the constructed sentence "This gubblick contains many nonsklarkish English flutzpahs, but the overall pluggandisp can be glorked from context" by David Moser. It is conjectured that hacker usage mutated the verb to glark because glork was already an established jargon term.

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APA

glark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glark

MLA

“glark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glark.

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