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poking borack

poking borack is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about poking borack

What is poking borack the present participle and gerund of?
Poking borack is the present participle and gerund of poke borack.

Words near poking borack in the dictionary

  1. pokiness
  2. poking
  3. poking about
  4. poking along
  5. poking around
  6. poking borack
  7. poking borak
  8. poking borax
  9. poking fun
  10. poking holes in
  11. poking mullock

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