murksen

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊʁksn̩/
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Verb

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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[1], →ISSN:
      Besserung? Fehlanzeige. Der Minister murkst auf allen Baustellen herum.
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Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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