murk
v.— «“He asked Justin to get him his burner, because he was going to murk that bitch,” White said. In testimony, White said “burner” was a word meaning “pistol, gun” and “murk” meant to “murder, kill.”» —“Witness points finger at Fields” by Curtis Johnson Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, W.V.) Apr. 21, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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