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Old 15 November 2017, 20:57   #69
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No EAB member coined the term borked. It was in use long before EAB existed.
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.
Well, that little discussion lays my question to rest, I think.

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Etymology is always fascinating, though.


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