English Explanatory Dictionary

poke borax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To ridicule.

Pronunciation

en-au-poke borax.ogg

Word forms

poke borax pokes borax poking borax poked borax poke borack poke borak poke the borax

Etymology

From poke borak or poke borack, probably by substitution of the unfamiliar word, by the law of Hobson-Jobson.

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