poke borack

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Verb

poke borack

1. (intransitive, Australia, often with "at") To impart false information in an attempt to mislead.
   • 1888, Joseph Colin Francis Johnson, An Austral Christmas, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dM0yAQAAMAAJ&q=%22poke|pokes|poking|poked+borack%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poke|pokes|poking|poked+borack%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rALgT6GGMYejiAe-7bX-CQ&redir_esc=y page 10],

     […] and say, “Come on, Towball old boy, you′re old ′partment′s a waitin′ for you, sheets aired, and everything right.” Oh! he′s a awful cove for to poke borack at a feller, that old O'Neil.

2. (intransitive, Australia, often with "at") To ridicule.
   • 1885, Australasian Printers (editors), The Australasian Printers′ Keepsake, a Selection of Tales, Essays, Sketches, and Verse, by Victorian Compositors, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=RIsIAAAAQAAJ&q=%22poke|pokes|poking|poked+borack%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poke|pokes|poking|poked+borack%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rALgT6GGMYejiAe-7bX-CQ&redir_esc=y page 154],

     One toff, who fancied himself, still kept poking borack; but Steve stopped his chyacking pretty quick, for he hauled off and let him have it.

   • 1905, John Arthur Barry, Steve Brown's Bunyip, and Other Stories, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=T1wWAQAAMAAJ&q=%22poke|pokes|poking|poked+borack%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poke|pokes|poking|poked+borack%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rALgT6GGMYejiAe-7bX-CQ&redir_esc=y page 21],

     ‘Well, sir,’ replied Peter, rather sheepishly, ‘you see, they′re always a-poking borack an′ a-chiackin′ o′ me over in the hut because I′ve never seed nothin′. […] ’

Synonyms

• (attempt to mislead) lead on, lead someone down the garden path
• (ridicule) chiack, jeer, mock

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