Gorked means: Gorked is slang - used especially in medical and emergency settings - for someone who is heavily sedated, knocked out, or so doped up on medication that they are barely conscious and. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
gorked
Gorked is slang — used especially in medical and emergency settings — for someone who is heavily sedated, knocked out, or so doped up on medication that they are barely conscious and unresponsive.
Definitions
#1·Apr 28, 2026
Gorked is slang — used especially in medical and emergency settings — for someone who is heavily sedated, knocked out, or so doped up on medication that they are barely conscious and unresponsive. In hospitals, staff might describe a patient who has been given high doses of anaesthetics or sedatives as gorked out. The word captures the zombie-like state of someone who is present in body but entirely absent in mind, and has drifted into general use for anyone who is extremely out of it.
After the procedure he was completely gorked for six hours, drooling peacefully in the recovery room.
Origin: Editorial expansion authored on Slangora.
For parents
Gorked means: Gorked is slang - used especially in medical and emergency settings - for someone who is heavily sedated, knocked out, or so doped up on medication that they are barely conscious and. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
For ESL learners
gorked means: Gorked is slang - used especially in medical and emergency settings - for someone who is heavily sedated, knocked out, or so doped up on medication that they are barely. Register: dated, informal. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Cluster: intensifier
Was this helpful?
Comments
#2·Apr 27, 2026
(slang) Heavily sedated; knocked out.
Cluster: general
Was this helpful?
Comments
For specific readers
Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "gorked".
🗺️About Regional & Other slang
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "gorked" (G)
gorillagorilla pimpgorilla saladgorilliongori memgorkgormlessgorpcoregorpcore arcgorpcore checkgorpcore codedgorpcore energy
Browse all slang words starting with G.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- gork82%
(medical, slang, offensive) A stuporous or imbecilic patient; a patient who has lost brain function.
- gork78%
(medical, slang, offensive) A terminal patient whose brain is nonfunctional and the rest of whose body can be kept functioning only by the extensive use of mechanical devices and nutrient solutions.
- gork75%
(slang) A despised person; dork, geek, jerk.
- gacked67%
(UK, slang) Drunk.