murksen

German

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German morken (“to crush; to mash”). Hence also abmurksen (“to murder”). Probably related with morsch (“brittle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊʁksn̩/
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Verb

murksen (weak, third-person singular present murkst, past tense murkste, past participle gemurkst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) to botch
    Synonym: pfuschen
    • 2019 January 2, Anja Krüger, “Kommentar Pkw-Maut-Start: Murksminister braucht Erfolg”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Besserung? Fehlanzeige. Der Minister murkst auf allen Baustellen herum.
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Further reading

  • “murksen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “murksen” in Duden online
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