What does Carked it mean?

/kɑːrk/ cark it. to die: The old fellow carked it a couple of years ago. Death and dying.
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What does the word Carked mean?

: to burden with care or anxiety : vex, worry, trouble fate had not smiled on him … he was beset by carking troubles and anxieties— Max Beerbohm. intransitive verb. 1 : to be anxious or troubled : fret a covetous man … carking about his bags— Isaac Barrow.
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What does Carked it mean in Australia?

cark. To die; to break down; to fail. Also spelt kark, and often taking the form cark it. The word is probably a figurative use of an earlier Australian sense of cark meaning 'the caw of a crow', which is imitative. First recorded in the 1970s.
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Where does the expression Kark it come from?

Back to cark.. it comes from the word Khak.. which means dirt, dust, etc. the word Khaki is also from the same root, meaning the colour of dust, or the colour of the dirt/mud, in Hindi. So the term to 'cark it' derives from 'dust to dust, ashes to ashes' referring to death..
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How do you use Cark?

Archaic. This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
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How to use cark in a sentence
  1. The old, old earth is glad to turn from the cark and care of driftless centuries to the first sweet blades of green. ...
  2. Alpine tourists often employ this contrivance when they start from their bivouac in the cark morning.
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Is Cark a name?

How unique is the name Cark? From 1880 to 2020 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name Cark.
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Who is Cark on YouTube?

cark (born: 1999 [age 21]) is an English former satirical YouTuber who primarily uploads low-effort videos representing a child in the early 2010's with a YouTube channel. Many of his videos are a recreation of an average video in the early days of YouTube.
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Why are Australian farmers called cockies?

The greedy birds even learned to unpick the thread at the top of grain sacks to get at their favourite food. Farmers thus afflicted were labelled "cocky farmers" because all they seemed to produce was more galahs and it is this term that led to Australian farmers being known colloquially as "cockies".
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What does Cobba mean in Australia?

cobber. / (ˈkɒbə) / noun. Australian and NZ informal a friend; mate: used as a term of address to males.
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What is a Pantsman?

Noun. pants man (plural pants men) (Australia, slang) A promiscuous male.
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What is the C word in Australia?

In Australia, "cunt" (pronounced "cunt", as in "bunt") has many connotations – most of which are actually positive. For example: If a friend of mine were to be exceptional at motorsports or a nice person in genera,l he would henceforth be referred to as a "sick-cunt".
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What is Crikey slang for?

crikey. / (ˈkraɪkɪ) / interjection. slang an expression of surprise.
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What does cop it mean in Australia?

Australian slang. a. to accept a penalty without complaint. b. to have good fortune.
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What does Cooee mean in Aboriginal?

The word "cooee" originates from the Dharug language of Aboriginal Australians in the Sydney area. It means "come here" and has now become widely used in Australia as a call over distances.
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What does digger mean in Australia?

Digger is a military slang term for primarily infantry soldiers from Australia and New Zealand.
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Do Australians still say cobber?

Cobber is an Australian and New Zealand word for "mate" or "friend". Cobber or Cobbers may also refer to: Edgar Kain (1918-1940), New Zealand Second World War flying ace nicknamed "Cobber"
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What does the phrase fair dinkum mean?

Definition of fair dinkum

slang, Australia. : unquestionably good or genuine : excellent —often used as a general expression of approval these cigars are fair dinkum.
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What do you call an Australian farmer?

In Australia, a station is a large landholding used for producing livestock, predominantly cattle or sheep, that needs an extensive range of grazing land. The owner of a station is called a pastoralist or a grazier, corresponding to the North American term "rancher".
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Where did the word cocky originate from?

Cocky originally meant "lecherous," or lustful, but evolved to mean "arrogantly pert" in the 1700s. Cocky people don't usually stop at bragging about themselves — they'll cut you in line at the grocery store, because they think they are too important to wait.
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Can Clark be a girl name?

Clarke Origin and Meaning

The name Clarke is both a boy's name and a girl's name . Though the original is unequivocally male, adding the E makes it viable for girls too.
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Is Carl a biblical name?

Carl is baby boy name mainly popular in Christian religion and its main origin is German. Carl name meanings is A short form of carlton. People search this name as Roberto carlos reyna, Middle names for carla, Biblical meaning of carla, Carl biblical name.
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What does cop it now mean?

1 slang : to get hold of : catch, capture also : purchase. 2 slang : steal, swipe. 3 : adopt sense 2 cop an attitude.
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What do they call a sandwich in Australia?

The word 'sanga' is Aussie slang for a sandwich; not sure when or how the letter 'g' became involved, although one can assume it was adopted from the common mispronunciation of sandwich as 'sangwich.
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What does cop mean in slang?

A cop is an informal term for a police officer. As a verb, cop is used in a variety of slang expressions meaning “grab” or “obtain,” from copping a feel on someone (not recommended) to copping out on going to a party (= not going) to copping to (confessing to) eating the last slice of pizza.
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