"boregasm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɔːɡaz(ə)m/ [UK], /ˈboɹ.ɡæ.zəm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-boregasm.wav Forms: boregasms [plural]
Etymology: From bore + -gasm. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bore|-gasm}} bore + -gasm Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} boregasm (countable and uncountable, plural boregasms)
  1. (slang) The result of or act of reaching the apex or climax of boredom; filling one’s capacity for boredom. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable

Inflected forms

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