rark up
v. phr.— «Interesting that you don’t give these anti whaling supporters a good rark up. They aren’t helping your side whatsoever.» —“Re: Today’s laughing stock” by debiddo in New Zealand Usenet: alt.animals.whales Dec. 9, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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