Meanings
boree1
boree2
plural borees
- obsoleteObsolete form of bourrée.
Dick could neatly dance a jig, But Tom was best at borees;
c. 1728, Tom Mullinix and Dick, Jonathan Swift
boree3
plural borees
- A person who is bored by another; the victim of a bore.
The boree has been heard from frequently since the Renaissance, and his sentiments have undergone little change. The borer hasn't had much to say for himself.
1896, Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard, The Philistine, volume 3, page 211 more example
Rennie was an expert on boredom, having done a piece on it for Pandora's “Relationships” column in which she claimed that there were two people involved in boredom, not just one: the borer and the boree.
2012, Margaret Atwood, Bodily Harm
Boree4
- A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
Origin
boree · noun
- Gamilaraayburi
- Englishboree
From Gamilaraay buri.
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