boree

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Gamilaraay buri.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boree (plural borees)

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

Etymology 2

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Noun

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boree (plural borees)

  1. Obsolete form of bourrée.

Etymology 3

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From bore +‎ -ee.

Noun

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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.

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