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Originally Posted by haps
No EAB member coined the term borked. It was in use long before EAB existed.
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yes, but it's possible it has also shifted a bit in meaning, from its first appearance, I think:
http://www.thenorth.com/apblog4.nsf/...2574420067D9BA
The Urban Dictionary references are variegated.
And in any case, I don't know how one can be sure whether it originated consciously from the referred fact, or any fact related or not to a person, or it simply was an effect of internet dyslexia or just texting sloppiness by somebody wanting to convey the meaning of "broken", specifically.
Etymology is always fascinating, though.