Murks

Blend of Marokkaans +‎ Turks.

• IPA^(key): /mʏrks/
• Rhymes: -ʏrks

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Murks n

1. a lect distinguished by unusual intonation and pronunciation and deliberate grammatical errors, used by youths to imitate and mock non-native speakers who are mostly from Turkey and Morocco

Back-formation from murksen.

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Murks m (strong, genitive Murks, no plural)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) botch, bodge (the result of badly-done work, often to the point of being completely dysfunctional)

   Synonym: Pfusch

   • 2024 January 3, Florian Diekmann, “Ist das Bürgergeld wirklich Murks?”, in Der Spiegel‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Ist das Bürgergeld wirklich Murks? [title]

     Is Basic Income really a botch job?

   1. (loosely) nonsense, bullshit, trash (something viewed as wrong, useless or unproductive)

      Ich glaube, da hat man dir Murks erzählt. ― I think what you've been told is nonsense.

      • 2022, Deichkind, “In der Natur”, in Neues vom Dauerzustand:

        Mit meiner neuen Fleecejacke komm ich hier nicht durch
        Wo ist denn hier der Griff? Mann, das ist doch alles Murks

        I can't get through here in my new fleece jacket
        Where's the handle on this thing? Man, this is all bullshit

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