/ bɜːk; NAmE bɜːrk/ noun
( BrE , slang , old-fashioned ) a stupid person
SYN idiot
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: abbreviation of Berkeley or Berkshire Hunt , rhyming slang for cunt .
/ bɜːk; NAmE bɜːrk/ noun
( BrE , slang , old-fashioned ) a stupid person
SYN idiot
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: abbreviation of Berkeley or Berkshire Hunt , rhyming slang for cunt .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005