boris

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒɹɪs/

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/ˈbɒɹɪs/ · /ˈbɔɹɪs/ · /ˈbɑɹɪs/

Definition of boris

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

“Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019–2022)”
“2000 January, Frank McCourt (interviewee), Morning Edition, National Public Radio It's not like a Russian novel, where you read nine hundred forty-three pages and then finally Boris the peasant decides to commit suicide, and you wish he’d done it on page four. It’s not like that at all.”
“A cryptocurrency linked to former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn has caught the attention of federal prosecutors in New York, who have started looking into it, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.”

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name

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

“Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019–2022)”
“2000 January, Frank McCourt (interviewee), Morning Edition, National Public Radio It's not like a Russian novel, where you read nine hundred forty-three pages and then finally Boris the peasant decides to commit suicide, and you wish he’d done it on page four. It’s not like that at all.”
“A cryptocurrency linked to former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn has caught the attention of federal prosecutors in New York, who have started looking into it, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.”
(slang)A person of Russian descent.

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Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís).

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