sparko

English

Adjective

sparko (not comparable)

1. (UK, slang) Contraction of spark out.
   • 2011, Deborah Harrow, A Mummy's New World, AuthorHouse, page 147:

     He will scream the house down during the day when I put him down to sleep. This lasts an absolute maximum of five minutes before he is fast asleep, totally sparko.

   • 2012, Thomas Appleby, Life in the Harsh Lane: The Nine Lives, Mishaps, and Adventures of a No-Body, Xlibris, page 29:

     It's the hardest punch I've ever seen or heard. This guy was sparko, covered in blood, and as we found out afterwards, his jaw was shattered, not to mention the glass damage, and it caused a few rows between the rival team's supporters.

   • 2013, Carole McEntee-Taylor, A Battle Too Far: The True Story of Rifleman Henry Taylor, Pen & Sword Military, page 123:

     My name was put forward as the driver even though I was sparko in hospital.

Anagrams

• Karpos, Kosrap

Esperanto

Etymology

From English spark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsparko/
• Hyphenation: spar‧ko

Noun

sparko (accusative singular sparkon, plural sparkoj, accusative plural sparkojn)

1. spark (electric)

Derived terms

• sparkilo

See also

• fajrero