English Explanatory Dictionary

bogan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
  2. An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts.
  3. A petrolhead.
verb
  1. To act like a bogan.
noun
  1. Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
  2. An indigenous person.
name
  1. A river of central to northern New South Wales, Australia, a tributary to the Darling.
  2. A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, Bogan Shire.
  3. A locality in the Warren council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.
name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Pronunciation

/ˈboʊɡən/ EN-AU ck1 bogan.ogg

Word forms

bogan bogans boganning boganned

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).

Synonyms

adlay bam Barry boy bazza benny bogan bopper brush charva charver chav dobber dresser dumbo eshay gazza gippo herbert hood rat kev knacker mev ned nob ocker pikey pleb poor white trash prole puffy radgie redneck roadman rudeboy rudie scally scanger schemie scobe scoundrel scratter scrote scrub scrubber scuffer scumbag scunner scutter sham skanger skeet smackhead smick snoopy spide steek stig sweeper thug thugette

Related words

cashed-up bogan hoon booner chav boogan

Derived words

Bogan Gate Bogan shower
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