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poke borak

poke borak is the alternative form of poke borack.

Meaning of poke borack

Verb

poke borack (third-person singular simple present pokes borack, present participle poking borack, simple past and past participle poked borack)

  1. (Australia, intransitive, often) To impart false information in an attempt to mislead.
    • […]and say, “Come on, Towball old boy, you′re old ′partment′s a waitin′ for you, sheets aired, and everything right.” Oh! he′s a awful cove for to poke borack at a feller, that old O'Neil.1888, Joseph Colin Francis Johnson, An Austral Christmas, page 10
  2. (Australia, intransitive, often) To ridicule.
    • The Thames people have earned among the members of the House of Representatives a reputation of the champion cadgers of New Zealand, and it was too bad of their member, who knows it very well, to poke "borak" at them in that unfeeling way.1881, Grey River Argus, [untitled article], page 2
    Synonyms:
    chiack, jeer, mock

Forms of poke borak

third-person singular presentpokes borak
present participlepoking borak
past participlepoked borak
pastpoked borak

Questions about poke borak

What is poke borak the alternative form of?
Poke borak is the alternative form of poke borack.

Words near poke borak in the dictionary

  1. poke along
  2. poke around
  3. poke bonnet
  4. poke bonnets
  5. poke borack
  6. poke borak
  7. poke borax
  8. poke bowl
  9. poke bowls
  10. poke box
  11. poke boxes

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