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From poke borak or poke borack, probably by substitution of the unfamiliar word, by the law of Hobson-Jobson.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
poke borax
Today it means: To ridicule. Full definition →
Today it means: To ridicule. Full definition →
From poke borak or poke borack, probably by substitution of the unfamiliar word, by the law of Hobson-Jobson.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.