borak

noun

bor·​ak
ˈbȯrək,
ˈbär-
Australia
: fun, ridicule
used especially in the phrase poke borak at
one of the crowd was poking borak and said something pretty bad to himBlackwood's

Word History

Etymology

native name in New South Wales, Australia

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“Borak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borak. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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