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Ann225 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Hork down

When talking about eating quickly, do you say 'hork down' or is 'gobble down' more common?

"Don't just hork the sandwich down, try to savour it!"


Thank you.

  

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hork is slang for snorting phlegm from your sinuses. The word is not used in an eating context. gobble is OK, but not common.

— Clive

  • hork is slang for snorting phlegm from your sinuses.
  • The word is not used in an eating context.
  • gobble is OK, but not common.
  • More common is e g Don't eat so fast!
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hork is slang for snorting phlegm from your sinuses. The word is not used in an eating context.

gobble is OK, but not common.

More common is eg Don't eat so fast!

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Ann225'hork down'

This is unfamiliar in the UK.

Ann225'gobble down'

I have heard of this.

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"Hork it down!" Most common use
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