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  • adjective video games Of or pertaining to the Zork series of early computer games (originating in the 1970s), works of interactive fiction set in a sprawling underground labyrinth.

Etymologies

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Zork +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • He managed between bouts to get a text out to the Zorkian legions parked on Alpha Centauri.

    The Invasion Of Iraq Robert Crisman 2010

  •      On the Zork battle cruiser, the Starship Zabonga, the betting, at two-to-five odds, is Zorkian takeover of Earth in 2012, when Palin gets in.

    Zorks 2010

  •      It all started when Joey Cacciatore, the dumbest crook in the history of the world, gotVeetzersswarming like blowflies in 1972, and thereby ensured the upcoming Zorkian invasion of Earth.

    How Veetzers Set Us Up For the Zorks 2010

  • Captain Zeep, the Zorkian spy, awaited the start of Colin Powell's slide show, the one that was supposed to snow the UN General Assembly out of their socks and pave the way for the Iraqi invasion.

    Colin Powell's UN Clown Show 2010

  • And that dude wasManuel Noriega, the former Panamanian dopeman supremo and CIA buttboy for decades and decades — and longtime Zorkian spy before he got busted!

    Colin Powell's UN Clown Show 2010

  • They were brothers, reconnaissanceaces, bound by green blood and Zorkian honor, and coke habits higher than Mount Anconcagua.

    Colin Powell's UN Clown Show 2010

  • Zeep saw the game plan shaping up into a real disaster — one that might speed the Zorkian invasion of Earth.

    Colin Powell's UN Clown Show 2010

  • Zeep envisioned a Zorkian takeover by 2012 at the latest.

    Cheney Had Plans To Light Off the Reichstag 2010

  • Captain Zeep came to Earth at last century's end to help pave the way for a Zorkian takeover by 2012 at the latest.

    Osama, Osama--He's After Your Mama! 2010

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