berk

noun

ˈbərk 

British

: fool

Synonyms

• booby
• charlie [British]
• charley
• cuckoo
• ding-a-ling
• ding-dong
• dingbat
• dipstick
• doofus [slang]
• featherhead
• fool
• git [British]
• goose
• half-wit
• jackass
• lunatic
• mooncalf
• nincompoop
• ninny
• ninnyhammer
• nit [chiefly British]
• nitwit
• nut
• nutcase
• simp
• simpleton
• turkey
• yo-yo

Examples of berk in a Sentence

He was acting like a complete berk.

I wouldn't like some silly berk from Fleet Street following me about.

Word History

Etymology

probably short for Berkeley (or Berkshire) hunt, rhyming slang for cunt

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above