Greek Chod and other Obscurities

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turked, turking , turker

Words I've never written before.

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Junkman wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:34 am And what is the meaning of this verb?
Urban Dictionary suggests this:

"South London term meaning to beat up, assault, hospitalise, etc. Derived from 'The Turks' a gang of London mobsters of the 1950s renowned for their violent punishment beatings.

"Talk to me like that once more and I'm gonna turk you Calvert"
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In this case, the gentleman had been turked out of 4 days pay by an unscrupulous contract manager.

To him it meant to be cheated or swindled. Sounds better in a Bristol accent too.
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That's how we use the verb "türken" in German.
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Bit racist
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All stereotypes exist for a reason too.
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Junkman wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:14 pm That's how we use the verb "türken" in German.
Aah. I incorrectly thought that was a slang term for standing up punish-buggery.

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"türken" means something akin to cheating. It's most commonly used in conjunction with gambling and used car enhancement. It's usually things that are "getürkt", not persons.
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