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berk

(bɜːk) or

burk

slang Brit a stupid person; fool

[C20: shortened from Berkeley or Berkshire Hunt rhyming slang for cunt]

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berk - a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"

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berk

[bɜːk] N (Brit) → imbécil mf, gilipollas mf (Sp) , huevón/ona m/f (LAm)

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berk

[ˈbɜː^rk] n (British) → con(ne) m/f

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berk

n (Brit inf) → Dussel m (inf)

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berk

[bɜːk] n (Brit) (fam!) → povero/a scemo/a

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However, it is time for us to get from the general to the particular; so, leaving the great army of Browns, who are scattered over the whole empire on which the sun never sets, and whose general diffusion I take to be the chief cause of that empire's stability; let us at once fix our attention upon the small nest of Browns in which our hero was hatched, and which dwelt in that portion of the royal county of Berks which is called the Vale of White Horse.

for the county of Berks, in a village near the foot of the White Horse range.

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Looking in fine touch, Huzaifa crushed Berk Ulas Enc in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.

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Shoaib Khan (PAK) lost his quarterfinal against fourth seed Berk Ulas ENC (TUR) in a thrilling and exciting three-set match.

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As with the first Queer Eye quintet, each of the new Fab Five members specializes in a different area: Porowski teaches cooking skills, France offers fashion advice, Brown is the culture expert, Berk redesigns spaces and Van Ness does hair and makeup.

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According to court documents, she was nearly 48 when they married, while Irving Berk was 99.