“borak”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

borak

释义

borak Austral. and N.Z. slang.|ˈbɔəræk|
Also borac(k), borax.
[Aboriginal Australian. Cf. barrack v.²]
Nonsense, humbug; chaff, banter; esp. in to poke (the) borak, to make or poke fun.
1845T. McCombie Arabin 273 Borack, gammon, nonsense.1882Bulletin (Sydney) 9 Sept. 9 A smart fellow was ‘poking borak’ at them, and asked, ‘Is the snow in Japan the same as it is in Tasmania?’1898in M. Davitt Life & Progr. Australasia xxxv. 192 A jest is ‘poking borac’.1904Blackw. Mag. June 832/1 One of the crowd was poking borak and said something pretty bad to him at the beginning.1916J. B. Cooper Coo-oo-ee ix. 113 At the same time he wondered whether Nipper was not ‘pokin' borak’ at him.1944J. H. Fullarton Troop Target iv. 34 You wouldn't be poking the borax, would you?

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