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Dictionary definition of “merk”

merk

v. 1. to kill (someone); to verbally or physically attack someone; to defeat, to overcome someone or something, to do well; 2. to depart; to travel (to a place). Also murk, mirk. Subjects: , ,
Citations: [*1996 Nas @ song It Was Written (July 2) “Suspect”: His moms had a stare I wouldn’t dare second look when I merk.] 1999 GoldenChild Usenet: rec.music.hip-hop (Feb. 17) “This Big-L thing”: The sad thing is, if Big-L wasn’t a rapper then niggas wouldn’t even care that he got merked. Theres hundreds of kids everyday that get slain just like that in ghettos across the country. 2000 Usenet: rec.music.hip-hop (Apr. 28) “yo! peep dis battle and vote”: I jump at da oppritunity to ruin thee/ truthfully you aint got a chance, i merk you brutally/ have you in ICU and the cops persuin me. 2001 David Weiss Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Penn.) (Sept. 14) “Wilkes-Barre Man Charged In Killing” p. 21A: “That’s when I did him,” Yenglee told a witness, according to arrest papers. “I merked (murdered) him.” 2002 Bang&Olufsen DK Acura Legend & Acura RL Community (Apr. 16) “what did she say?!?!?!?!”: Idda just merkd out just like Thai said. “NO CONVERTIBLE?” “B*CH GET YO ASS OUT” skUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. 2003 Fulton County Daily Report (Atlanta, Ga.) (Feb. 7) “Roebuck v. The State” vol. 2, no. 7,: Codefendant Gray told him that the foursome invaded the trailer to steal money and had “merked [i.e., killed] a couple of Mexicans.” 2004 [veryunlucky13] veryunlucky13 (Blacklick, Ohio) (Nov. 2) “Halo comp update”: I had schooled a kid with the sword winning 6-0. merked a few others, and was down to Zach Myself left as unbeaten. 2004 David Weber Boston Herald (Mass.) (Apr. 22) “Suspect: I stood like ‘dummy’ as pal stabbed pleading girl” p. 18: “I merked that bitch,” Bryant quoted Hampton as saying, using a slang word for “killed.” 2004 [Jasmine] Right On! Magazine (Oct. 9) “Guestbook”: Bow is my # 1 boo forever and always so all yall little busdown wannabes need to back dat azz away fa you get merked. 2004 [Jennifer Michele (jennieboo103)] Dance like nobody’s watching (Rush, N.Y.) (Oct. 12): Then I merked home and fell asleep. 2004 [mjvirly] Randomness (Oct. 22) “Heres Wassup With Me”: I got hurted on bpretty fuckin bad…i have the bruised rib cage to prove it….but dont worry i didnt get merked. 2004 [slitsthatdenote (Jimmy)] And I know that you say, this is what you get…Love is the Answer? (Virginia Beach, Va.) (Nov. 2) “Update…”: The whole party bounced to Erics crib and it pissed his mom off so we merked to Sals. 2004 [abuakzabu] StraighT LiFe (Ontario, Ontario, Can.) (Nov. 14) “EiD MuBaRaK”: We played em for a buck a ball.. n we got merked on purpose for de first game…LOLZ…n they won 15 buckz of us. 2004 [Jacob Wright] ilXor.com (Nov. 24) “The thread that’s totally and completely on Trim’s dick”: I’ve spent the last month listening non-stop to both sides of the Trim Taliban white—Boogeyman, and the one over fire hydrant that’s just him methodically and comprehensively merking people. 2004 [mizraepyatt24] i <33 yOu dAnNy (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) (Dec. 9) “*22 wEekS*”: Danny and I were watchin Maury and this guy had a fear of clowns…And when the clowns came out he started to cry and he def. merked!…I never ever seen a grown man run that fast in my life! 2004 [feed_the_fire_1] H (Pennsauken, N.J.) (Dec. 10) “All you need is, All you want is, All you need is Looooooveee”: I merked my speech the other day, got a 95 on my persausive speech. 2004 [ticketshomer] ticketshomer (Dec. 12) “First Day of Finals”: I had two finals today…I merked the Music one, Chem ehhh not so much. 2005 [Andrew (Majkut; xmajkutdiesx)] Majkuticus (Virginia Beach, Va.) (Jan. 17) “Whatchu know about the Maj-cook?”: Will and I merked to Brinn’s at like 10ish and I spent the night. 2005 royaljoe33 Joes page (Clifton Heights, Penn.) (Jan. 24) “Nfc Champs!!”: Then of course T.O. was HUGE to get not only for his on field merking of people such as ricky manning jr. 2005 [Matt (jesus_is_a_cunt)] LiveJournal for Matt (Newport News, Va.) (Jan. 30) “People are crazy”: But the girl who had invited me was the one screaming, and telling everyone to get the fuck out. At that point, I’d had enough bullshit for one night. So..Me, Daniel and Perm merked. I went to Chenellos to help Chris close. 2005 Curtis Johnson Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, W.V.) (Apr. 21) “Witness points finger at Fields”: “He asked Justin to get him his burner, because he was going to murk that bitch,” White said. In testimony, White said “burner” was a word meaning “pistol, gun” and “murk” meant to “murder, kill.”

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