bork: Word of the day for March 1, 2018
bork , v : (transitive, intransitive, US, politics, often pejorative) To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy. […] (transitive, slang) To misconfigure, break, or damage, especially a computer or other complex device. […] Robert Bork, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and legal scholar, whose last name gave rise to the word, was born on this day in 1927.