Kark

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"Oh, kark it…"
―Warba Calip[1]

"Kark"[1] and its derivative "karking,"[2] and "karked"[3] were an expletive used in the galaxy.[1] Sian Holt referred to Keefar Branto as a "karking fexsnatcher" while tracking down the latter in the Coruscant Underworld.[2] On Sergia, Warba Calip used the term "kark it" in irritation when a speeder she was attempting to steal was deactivated by its owner.[1] The pirate Maz Kanata and her companion Sav Malagán used the phrase "kark star" to express annoyance.[4][5] "Karkbucket" was an insult, e.g. "Eat it, karkbuckets!"[6]

"Sure as kark" could be used for emphasis, e.g. "there sure as kark ain't no Red Ghost."[7] "Kark" could also refer to insults, e.g. "You don't get to say kark about Sana's and my relationship."[8] To "kark up" meant to mishandle something.[9] Alys Ongwa used "kark tower" when speaking with Krix Kamerat.[10]

History

In circa 228 BBY,[11] an irritated Sevran Tarkin expressed her discontent regarding her uncle, Tragkul Tarkin, who persistently referred to himself as the "Vanquisher of the Carrion Plateau Veermok," derisively calling it "Carrion karkin' Plateau Veermok Vanquisher poodoo!"[12]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars (2015) 70
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 1
  3. ↑ Doctor Aphra (2020) 30
  4. ↑ The High Republic Adventures (2022) 1
  5. ↑ The High Republic Adventures (2022) 2
  6. ↑ "Heart to Heart" — The High Republic Adventures Phase III Annual
  7. ↑ Ewoks (2024) 1
  8. ↑ Doctor Aphra (2020) 33
  9. ↑ Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo 1
  10. ↑ The High Republic Adventures (2023) 7
  11. ↑ The High Republic Adventures (2023) 4 takes place one year and two weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 230 BBY. The implementation of the Guardian Protocols by the Jedi Order, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 229 BBY, took place one week after Starlight Beacon's destruction, according to The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1. As The High Republic Adventures (2023) 4 takes place one year and one week after the implementation of the Guardian Protocols, it must take place in 228 BBY. The High Republic Adventures (2023) 9 takes place shortly after The High Republic Adventures (2023) 4, so it must take place around 228 BBY.
  12. ↑ The High Republic Adventures (2023) 9