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rark-up

rark-up  v. phr.— «Occasionally, too, he gives his team-mates the message if they’re not performing. Shaw takes his “rark-ups” with a grain of salt and then gets on with the job, as he has done since 1990.» —“Shaw rethink...

rark-up

rark-up  v. phr.— «There’s just one thing that stops me from giving slimy John a total rark-up over this incident…results!» —“This Innes Bui’ness!” by Bill Taylor in New Zealand Usenet: rec.sport.rugby...

rarking

rarking  v. phr.— «I might jolly the management up on this. They are very responsive to customer requests. A gentle rarking should do it.» —“Nothing Exists” by Quentin Grady in New Zealand Usenet: alt.psychology...

rark up

rark up  v. phr.— «The managing director of Koala Auto Services, Steve Taylor, said yesterday that he did not mind whether the Telecom aerial went on his roof. “Customers have been very supportive of our position, but we don’t want a...

rark up

rark up  v. phr.— «Kent Mori may be Palmerston North Jets’ most experienced player but he admits he sometimes needs a “bit of a rark up.” And who best to keep the shooting guard in line than brother and teammate Simon...

jack-up

jack-up  n.— «Leader Don Brash has moved a no-confidence motion in Ms Wilson, but insisted every opportunity presented by the Government for it to formally debate this in Parliament was “a jack-up,” and a ruse by the Government...