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borak

[ bawr-uhk, bor- ]

noun

, Australian.


borak

/ ˈbɔːræks; ˈbɔːrək /

noun

  1. rubbish; nonsense
  2. poke borak at someone
    to jeer at someone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of borak1

First recorded in 1835–45; from Wathawurrung (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Geelong, Victoria) borak “no,” via Australian pidgin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of borak1

from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences

Borak was a fine-limbed, high-standing horse, strong in frame, and with a coat as glossy as marble.

I give an example of the Prophet's mystic horse, Borak, which contains a whole litany of prayers.

I certainly should have preferred a pair of wings, or the mare Borak, or the Hippogriffe.

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