burke

IPA: bˈɝk

A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
Any of various places in the United States, including:
A small city, the county seat of Gregory County, South Dakota.
(Britain, slang) Alternative form of berk [(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory, vulgar) Synonym of cunt in its various senses, (now especially somewhat endearing) a fool, a prat, a twit, etc.]

(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To murder by suffocation.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, historical) To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.

Examples of "burke" in Sentences

He won the commendation of Edmund Burke.
Burke refused to participate in the sham.
Burke also developed ten ratios of the pentad.
It was Burke who first recognized the urgency of the moment.
Detective Sam Burke is often seen as the brawn of the group.
Burke was the one with a moustache, and Blair wore the glasses.
In Australian parlance, a "burke" is a clueless idiot, how very apt …
Hawkins left in 1768, suffering ostracism for his verbal abuse of Burke.
Burke worked as a newsboy, selling the Chicago Daily News for eight years.
Alexandra Burke was far from sad as she larked about on the beach on Tuesday.
Alexandra Burke was looking super happy as she larked about in the sea in Florida.
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