borak
[ bawr-uhk, bor- ]
Origin of borak
1First recorded in 1835–45; from Wathawurrung (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Geelong, Victoria) borak “no,” via Australian pidgin
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How to use borak in a sentence
borak was a fine-limbed, high-standing horse, strong in frame, and with a coat as glossy as marble.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.I give an example of the Prophet's mystic horse, borak, which contains a whole litany of prayers.
Beast and Man in India | John Lockwood KiplingI certainly should have preferred a pair of wings, or the mare borak, or the Hippogriffe.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
British Dictionary definitions for borak
borak
borax (ˈbɔːræks)
/ (ˈbɔːrək) /
nounAustralian and NZ slang, archaic
rubbish; nonsense
poke borak at someone to jeer at someone
Origin of borak
1from a native Australian language
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