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[[Cockney rhyming slang]], an ellipsis and clipping of ''{{w|Berkeley Hunt}}'', a prominent [[hunt]] at {{w|Berkeley Castle}} in [[Gloucestershire]], to mean {{m|en|cunt}}, q.v.

* {{a|GA}} {{IPA|en|/bɝk/|a=GA}}

* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/bɜː(ɹ)k/|a=UK}}

* {{audio|en|En-au-berk.ogg|Audio (a=AU)}}

# {{lb|en|UK| Ireland|Australia|New ZealandCommonwealth|slang|derogatory|vulgar}} {{synonym of|en|cunt}} ''in [[its]] [[various]] [[sense]]s'', {{lb|en|now|_|especially|_|somewhat|_|affectionate}} a [[fool]], a [[prat]], a [[twit]], etc. {{defdate|1930}}

#* {{quote-av|en|date=Feb. 3 2006|writer=Graham Linehan|title=w:The IT Crowd|season=1|number=2|passage=I don't know why they couldn't just keep it as it was! How hard is it to remember [[911]]?<br>You mean [[999]]...<br>I mean [[999]]!<br>That's the [[American]] one!<br>Yeah!<br>You '''berk'''.}}

Although the term remains in fairly wide use, its specific origin and meaning in rhyming slang is less well known, lessening its vulgarity. In particular, ''berk'' is almost never parsed as gendered in the way {{m|en|cunt}} often is.

* ''See'' [[cunt]] ''and'' [[Thesaurus:fool|fool]] ''and'' [[Thesaurus:idiot|idiot]]

====References====

[[Category:{{C|sq:|Goats]]}} [[Category:{{C|sq:|Mammals]]}} [[Category:{{C|sq:|Zoology]]}} [[Category:{{C|sq:|Animals]]}}

* {{audio|nl|Nl-berk.ogg|audio}}

{{nl-noun|m|-en|berkje+}}

# [[birch]], tree of the genus ''[[{{taxfmt|Betula]]''|genus}}

[[Category:{{C|nl:|Trees]]}}

* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-berk.wav|Audio}}

From {{inh+|tr|ota|برك|tr=berk}}, from {{inh|tr|trk-pro|*berk||mighty}}. Related to {{m|tr|pek}}.

From {{inh+|tr|ota|برق|tr=berk}}, from {{der|tr|ar|بَرْق}}.