Borak (noun)
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Ridicule
Borak was first recorded in 1835-45. Borak is a slang term in Australian English and New Zealand English and comes from a word meaning “no” or “not” in Wathawurrung, an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around what is now known as Geelong, Victoria.
Example sentences
“He found that cruelty and borak came too easy to him.”
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