Meaning & use
Erk
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(British, informal, dated) A person of low rank, especially a new or junior recruit in the Royal Air Force.
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As a new erk, he spent his first weeks scrubbing floors and running errands.
The old sergeant still called every young recruit an erk, regardless of rank.
A note on using this word
Originally Royal Air Force slang; it is also sometimes used informally as an exclamation of mild disgust or dismay.
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2. interjection
(informal) An exclamation expressing disgust or dismay.
"Erk, what is that smell?" he said, wrinkling his nose.
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