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boracic
What does boracic mean?
Completely broke or out of money. 'Boracic lint' rhymes with 'skint', and it's clipped to 'boracic'.
"Can't come out, I'm absolutely boracic until payday."
Origin
From 'boracic lint', an old medical dressing, which rhymes with 'skint'. The Cockney slang clipped it to 'boracic' (often spelled brassic) and it spread across working-class Britain.
Frequently asked questions
What does boracic mean in slang?
It means skint or broke. It comes from 'boracic lint', which rhymes with 'skint' in Cockney slang.
How do you spell boracic in slang?
It's often written 'brassic' to match how it sounds, though the original rhyming slang is 'boracic lint'.
What does 'I'm boracic' mean?
It means you've got no money at all — you're completely broke until your next bit of cash comes in.
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