What does ボロボロ mean?
ボロボロ is a Japanese adjective meaning “worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered” in English. It can also be translated as “crumbling, falling (in drops or clumps), (physically or mentally) worn-out” depending on context. It is written as ボロボロ in hiragana, and boroboro in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
祖母は服をボロボロになるまで着る。
My grandmother wears a dress to rags.