IRK Meaning of IRK in English irk /ɜːk $ ɜːrk/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse yrkja 'to work' ] if something irks you, it makes you feel annoyed SYN annoy Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012