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querk

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Querk (verb) means (dialect) To choke or strangle someone.

verb

1

(dialect) To choke or strangle someone.

2

(dialect) To grunt or complain, or to breathe out heavily after effort.

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Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

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C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

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Etymology

Comes from Middle English querken (also querkenen), from Old Norse kvirkja (“to strangle”), from Proto-Germanic *kwirkijaną, from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“gullet, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷergʷ-, *gʷerkʷ-, *gʷerw- (“throat, neck”). It is cognate with Old Frisian querka ("to strangle"; giving North Frisian querke, quirke (“to querk”)), Danish kværke (“to throttle, strangle, suffocate”), Icelandic kyrkja, kvirkja (“to throttle, strangle”), Middle Low German querken (“to strangle”), Middle Low German querke, quarke (“throat, gullet”), Old High German querka, querkela (“throat, gullet”), and Latin gurguliō (“throat”). See also gurgle.

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What is the meaning of querk?

"querk" (verb) means (dialect) To choke or strangle someone.

What are the different meanings of querk?

"querk" has 2 main meanings: 1. (dialect) To choke or strangle someone; 2. (dialect) To grunt or complain, or to breathe out heavily after effort.

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