merk
v.— «Codefendant Gray told him that the foursome invaded the trailer to steal money and had “merked [i.e., killed] a couple of Mexicans.”» —“Roebuck v. The State” Fulton County Daily Report (Atlanta, Ga.) Feb. 7, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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