English Explanatory Dictionary

bogger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone associated with or who works in a bog.
  2. A man who catches nippers (snapping prawns).
  3. Synonym of boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland, derogatory) a yokel, an Irishman from the countryside or (sometimes) from anywhere other than Dublin and the Pale.
  4. A dare, a task that children challenge each other to complete.
  5. Someone who works to shovel ore or waste rock underground.
  6. A machine which shovels up and carries ore and/or rock in an underground mine
  7. A lavatory: a room for urination and defecation.
  8. A member of the goth, skate, punk, or emo subculture.
adj
  1. comparative form of bog: more bog
noun
  1. Pronunciation spelling of bugger, used particularly as an epithet or term of camaraderie or endearment.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 bogger.ogg

Word forms

bogger boggers

Etymology

From various senses of bog + -er.

Synonyms

boglander culchie bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo carl churl corncob cornhusker country bumpkin country cousin clodhopper dubbo joskin hayseed hick hob hobnail hog-rubber honyock hunk lob promdi provincial rube rustic woolly back yokel bathroom latrine necessarium toilet toilet room urinal water closet WC cloaca closet jacques kocay siege cludgie neddy netty shield six facilities ladies and gentlemen lavatory lavabo necessary necessary room office office of ease place potty privy small room

Related words

bogtrotter bog warrior bogman nipper-bogger

Derived words

mud bogger
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