poke borack

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poke borack

verb pokes borack · poking borack · poked borack · poke borak · poke borax

Australia, intransitive, often, with "at" 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.
Similar: lead on, lead someone down the garden path, poke mullock
Australia, intransitive, often, with "at" 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.
Similar: chiack, jeer, mock

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@misc{poke_borack_2026,
  title = {poke borack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poke%20borack},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}