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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
First attested in the late 19th century. At first in the phrase {{m|de||sich den Magen verkorksen|t=to upset one’s stomach}}, from dialectal {{m|de||gorksen, gurgsen|t=to make a [[gargling]] sound}}. Related with {{m|de|gurgeln|t=to gargle}}. The form with initial ''k-'' apparently by folk-etymological adaptation to {{m|de|Kork|t=cork}}, perhaps associated with how cork may ruin wine.
First attested in the late 19th century. Originally in the phrase {{m|de||sich den Magen verkorksen|t=to upset one’s stomach}}, from dialectal {{m|de||gorksen, gurgsen|t=to make a [[gargling]] sound}}. Related with {{m|de|gurgeln|t=to gargle}}. The form with initial ''k-'' apparently by folk-etymological adaptation to {{m|de|Kork|t=cork}}, perhaps associated with how cork may ruin wine.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 17:39, 26 October 2024

German

Etymology

First attested in the late 19th century. Originally in the phrase sich den Magen verkorksen (to upset one’s stomach), from dialectal gorksen, gurgsen (to make a gargling sound). Related with gurgeln (to gargle). The form with initial k- apparently by folk-etymological adaptation to Kork (cork), perhaps associated with how cork may ruin wine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ferˈkɔrksən/, [fɐˈkɔɐ̯k.sn̩], [fɛɐ̯-], [-ˈkɔʁk-]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧kork‧sen

Verb

verkorksen (weak, third-person singular present verkorkst, past tense verkorkste, past participle verkorkst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to make a mess of, to ruin, screw up, bugger up
    Synonyms: verderben, vergeigen, verhunzen, vermasseln, vermurksen, verpfuschen, versauen, versemmeln
    • 2019 September 20, Marlies Uken, Katharina Schuler, “Das steht im Klimaprogramm der Koalition”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Ähnlich verkorkst ist die Lage beim Ausbau der Solarenergie. Für größere Anlagen hat die Bundesregierung unter dem damaligen Bundesumweltminister Peter Altmaier (CDU) einen Solar-Deckel eingeführt: []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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