boree
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Gamilaraay buri.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boree (plural borees)
- (Australia) Any of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia pendula and Acacia glaucescens.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
boree (plural borees)
- Obsolete form of bourrée.
- c. 1728, Tom Mullinix and Dick, Jonathan Swift:
- Dick could neatly dance a jig,
But Tom was best at borees;
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
boree (plural borees)
- A person who is bored by another; the victim of a bore.
- 1896, Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard, The Philistine, volume 3, page 21:
- 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.
- 2012, Margaret Atwood, Bodily Harm:
- 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.