[ˈbɔːraks], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a white compound which occurs as a mineral in some alkaline salt deposits and is used in making glass and ceramics, as a metallurgical flux, and as an antiseptic


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Arabic būraq, from Pahlavi būrak

[ˈbɔːraks], (Noun)

Definitions:
- good-natured teasing or ridicule; banter
(e.g: they take a bit of borax, but that is part of the job)


Phrases:
- poke borax at

Origin:
early 19th century (as borak): Australian pidgin, based on Aboriginal burag ‘no, not’, later influenced by borax in spelling and pronunciation