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FergusArgyll 3 days ago

Borked was the original

edoceo 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

TIL; I'd always used it for broken/stopped working but I looked it up - neat!

> Origin 1980s: from the name of Robert Bork (1927–2012), an American judge whose nomination to the Supreme Court (1987) was rejected following unfavorable publicity for his allegedly extreme views.

robterrell 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

This is the correct answer. More memorable and better number of syllables. Although I'm sure he wasn't the first either.