bogan
noun
- person who is unrefined or unsophisticated
noun
- narrow water or creek
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈboʊɡən/
name
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bogáin (“descendant of Bogán”), a personal name from a diminutive form of bog (“soft, tender”).
- A surname from Irish.
noun
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps a contraction of pokelogan influenced by bog (or bogue), or a blend of logan (from pokelogan) + bog.
- Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
“All around the shores of the narrow bogan crowded the beasts, watching with wide, fascinated eyes the flight and fall of these disastrous missiles.”
- An indigenous person.
“Negative Stereotypes: Indians, natives, bogans, nates, […]”
“Greg Quachegan, a teacher at Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School, was walking with his young daughters when someone yelled, “Bogans,” at them. He has no idea what it means, but it’s a slur aboriginal people hear often.”
verb
Etymology: Unknown. First appeared in Australia in the 1980s. Possibly in reference to supposedly unsophisticated people from remote outback places such as the Bogan River or Bogan Gate (cf. dubbo from Dubbo).
- To act like a bogan.
“If you're coming in to cause trouble, don't bother […] bogan it up at home.”