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boringly

The act of something be done in a boring way.
He died very slowly and boringly
by Eric May 13, 2005
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boringatics (n., adj., interj.)

This designates either a subject at school/university, which studies some phenomenon that no one is ever curious about, or a topic of conversation that is absolutely stultifying (boring beyond one's ability to cope).

Formation:
"boring" (Eng. adj.) + "-atics" (Gr. suffix, meaning "the science of")
Etymology:
Created on the spur of the moment by etymology-savvy internauts
Semantically related to:
Umberto Eco's "tetrapiloctomia" - the (intellectual) activity of splitting hairs
Lexically related to:
pragmatics
boringatics (n., adj., interj.)

Anon. student about his professor: He's teaching Boringatics (n.).

Anon. student: I've got to study for my boringatics exam (adj.).

Anon: I am reading Lucretius' poem, De Rerum Natura.
Anon's friend: Boringatics! (interj.)
by elle.ninho March 14, 2011
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Borrin

This term is usually used for somebody who does not like to have any fun and normally goes by the name of Orrin.
"For fucksake, that Orrin sure is being a Borrin tonight."
by Donaldyion October 28, 2015
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Boringify

To transform something awesome and interesting into a more boring version of itself.
I wrote a really creative paper on Shakespeare and Transformers, but my professor said it was unacceptable, so I had to boringify it to meet lame school standards, and got an A.
by newwcool October 8, 2016
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borinque

Sick as frick Twenty One Pilots~ trash, person with lots of hair, poofy to be exact,
lives in U.S.A, and will do anything for concert tickets.
That girl just bought a Twenty One Pilots album, she's such a borinque!
by Twenty One Pirates1010 March 8, 2017
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boringest

This is the most boringest thing I have ever done
by Queen maia March 17, 2017
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boring meeting

When the most interesting things are me, myself and I or a "Don't Get Molested" video.
by Mr Neo Anderson May 21, 2017
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