"poke borack" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: pokes borack [present, singular, third-person], poking borack [participle, present], poked borack [participle, past], poked borack [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} poke borack (third-person singular simple present pokes borack, present participle poking borack, simple past and past participle poked borack)
  1. (intransitive, Australia, often with "at") To impart false information in an attempt to mislead. Tags: Australia, intransitive, often Synonyms (attempt to mislead): lead on, lead someone down the garden path, poke mullock
    Sense id: en-poke_borack-en-verb-4SV-2jXa Categories (other): Australian English Disambiguation of 'attempt to mislead': 96 4
  2. (intransitive, Australia, often with "at") To ridicule. Tags: Australia, intransitive, often Synonyms (ridicule): chiack, jeer, mock
    Sense id: en-poke_borack-en-verb-qSMQC16F Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of 'ridicule': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poke borak, poke borax

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