[1865–70; bore2 + -some1]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: batting average, dunk, goulash, maverick, tick-tack-toe-some is a native English suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives. Other wordsthat use the affix -some include: awesome, flavorsome, lonesome, tiresome, troublesome