merk

name

Etymology: * As a Dutch surname, variant of Mark (both senses). * As a German surname, From German Merk, shortening of Markwardt.

1. A surname.

noun

1. Obsolete spelling of mark.
2. Alternative form of mark.

verb

1. Alternative spelling of murk (“to murder”).

   “In truth, there are Easter eggs planted in just about every frame of Ready Player One, which never misses an opportunity to insert a recognizable character (hey, is that Jason Voorhees getting merked during the film’s first-person shooter level?) or toss a sop to the faithful.”

   “But what I realized was, for however much I want to rep the motherland, be bitter towards America for merking 1/20 of Japan's population, I actually know next to nothing about Japan.”

2. To run.

   “If you hear the law coming, you merk on [run away from]^([sic]) them niggas.”