bogan

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboʊɡən/ Rhymes: -əʊɡən === Etymology 1 === 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). ==== Noun ==== bogan (plural bogans) (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chav (New Zealand, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts. (New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A petrolhead. ===== Synonyms ===== (poor Anglo-Celtic person): bevan (Australia, Queensland), westy / westie (Australia (esp. Sydney), NZ (esp. Auckland)), booner (Australia, Canberra), white trash (US) ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== cashed-up bogan hoon booner chav boogan ==== Verb ==== bogan (third-person singular simple present bogans, present participle boganning, simple past and past participle boganned) (rare, derogatory) To act like a bogan. === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. Perhaps a contraction of pokelogan influenced by bog (or bogue), or a blend of logan (from pokelogan) +‎ bog. ==== Noun ==== bogan (plural bogans) (Canada, Maine) Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater. (Canada, North Western Ontario, slang, derogatory, offensive) An indigenous person. === Anagrams === Gabon, goban, obang == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboɡɑn/, [ˈboɣɑn] === Noun === bogan plural of boga == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboɡan/ [ˈbo.ɣ̞ãn] Rhymes: -oɡan Syllabification: bo‧gan === Verb === bogan third-person plural present indicative of bogar == Yagara == === Verb === bogan sleep === References === Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.