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boree en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /bɔˈɹi/

Etymology

From Gamilaraay buri.

Meanings

1. (Australia) Any of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia pendula and Acacia glaucescens.

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boree en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of bourrée.
   alt of bourrée
   • Dick could neatly dance a jig, ⁠But Tom was best at borees; c. 1728, Tom Mullinix and Dick, Jonathan Swift:

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boree en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

From bore + -ee.

Meanings

1. A person who is bored by another; the victim of a bore.
   • 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:
   • 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 21:

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