tok cork
v.— «den jocelyn n gang were closee by..n i n derrick juz sit dere..tok a bit cork..den wait wait wait..juz to find out tat dey were waiting at the otehr side.» —by You Sian S.H.A.M.A.N K.I.N.G. (Singapore) June 19, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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