n idiot. Yes, yes, another friendly U.K. word for moron; this one implies a degree of clumsiness: Look, you berk, I said to bend it, not bust it. The word originally derives from the rhyming slang “Berkeley Hunt” (or “Berkshire Hunt”), which rhymes with — well, “punt,” among other words.
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A poorly-researched dictionary of British Slang words and phrases, written by some guy off the internet.
If berk came from Berkeley or Berkshire Hunt, as is often contended, it would be pronounced bark, not berk like jerk.