boree

English

Etymology 1

From Gamilaraay buri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈɹi/

Noun

boree (plural borees)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

boree (plural borees)

1. 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

From bore +‎ -ee.

Noun

boree (plural borees)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• beroe