by Vaughn Hebron August 28, 2006
by teen sensation May 09, 2006
In the James Island area of Charleston, SC.
1. To quickly escape a sketchy, possibly illegal situation without being detected.
1. To quickly escape a sketchy, possibly illegal situation without being detected.
by ReppinTree January 29, 2008
by braaapp March 17, 2006
"shit, that car was merking down the road"
"the cops tried to stop him so he merked the fuck outta there"
"the cops tried to stop him so he merked the fuck outta there"
by jimi dean breakfast sauages October 18, 2008
by ashgab14 July 10, 2008
to kill, steal, rape, pillage, etc.
Although other people are offering plausible etymologies for this word, I'm guessing it more likely is a "verbing" of a shortened version of mercenary, or soldier for hire. Just like narcotics officers became narcs, which then became a slang verb for snitching to cops, I think mercenary became merks, then merked became a slang verb for acting like a mercenary, or killing, robbing, etc.
Although other people are offering plausible etymologies for this word, I'm guessing it more likely is a "verbing" of a shortened version of mercenary, or soldier for hire. Just like narcotics officers became narcs, which then became a slang verb for snitching to cops, I think mercenary became merks, then merked became a slang verb for acting like a mercenary, or killing, robbing, etc.
by J. Kevin June 28, 2006

