bog
noun
- wetland that accumulates peat due to incomplete decomposition of plant leftovers
verb
- get stuck
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bɔɡ/ / /bɑɡ/ / /bɒɡ/
adj
Etymology: Uncertain, although possibly related to bug in its original senses of "big" and "puffed up".
- Bold; boastful; proud.
“The Cuckooe, seeing him so bog, waxt also wondrous wroth.”
“Bogge, bold, forward, sawcy. So we say, a very bog Fellow.”
name
- Initialism of Bank of Ghana.
- Initialism of (Federal Reserve) Board of Governors.
“The BoG is a body of seven members located in Washington, appointed by the president and approved by the senate. The FOMC, which we think of as making monetary policy decisions, is made up of the members of the BoG plus the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and four other rotating regional reserve bank presidents.”
noun
Etymology: Uncertain, although possibly related to bug in its original senses of "big" and "puffed up".
- Puffery, boastfulness.
“Their bog it nuver ceases.”
verb
Etymology: From an abbreviation of Bogdanoff, in reference to Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff.
- To perform excessive cosmetic surgery that results in a bizarre or obviously artificial facial appearance.
- To have excessive cosmetic surgery performed on oneself, often with a poor or conspicuously unnatural result.
“My nose is already pretty good and I don't want to bog myself.”