Phrases & SayingsPeople and character
cark it
Also: cark, kark it
To die, fail or break down.
In a sentence
The old fridge finally carked it during the heatwave.
Where it came from
Cark it is an informal extension of cark, to die. Australian evidence is strongest from the later twentieth century, and the expression now applies to machines and plans as well as living things.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established
- Use today
- Current informal