boree

noun — 2 senses

boree

noun

/bɔˈɹi/

Etymology From Gamilaraay buri.

1

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

boree

noun

Etymology From bore + -ee.

1

A person who is bored by another; the victim of a bore.

  • 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:
  • 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:

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