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The word for today is…
bork (verb) – 1. to incorrectly configure a device, especially a computer.
2. to cause damage to.
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (jocular US) to disrespect or vilify, especially in order to obstruct a person’s appointment to public office
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : “To discredit a candidate for some position by savaging his or her career and beliefs,” 1987, from name of U.S. jurist Robert H. Bork, whose Supreme Court nomination in 1987 was rejected after an intense counter-campaign.
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