gork

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US/ɡɔɹk/UK/ɡɔːk/

noun

A terminal patient whose brain is nonfunctional and the rest of whose body can be kept functioning only by the extensive use of mechanical devices and nutrient solutions.

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Meanings

noungork (plural gorks)

plural gorks

  1. offensiveslangmedicineA terminal patient whose brain is nonfunctional and the rest of whose body can be kept functioning only by the extensive use of mechanical devices and nutrient solutions.
  2. offensiveslangmedicineA stuporous or imbecilic patient; a patient who has lost brain function.
  3. slangA despised person; dork, geek, jerk.
verbgork (third-person singular simple present gorks, present participle gorking, simple past and past participle gorked)

present singular third person gorks · participle present gorking · participle past gorked · past gorked

  1. slangmedicineTo sedate a patient heavily.

Origin

1970–75; perhaps back-formation from gorked (slang), meaning "anesthetized"; apparently an expressive coinage.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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