bogan
[boh-guh n]
- a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- any narrow stretch of water.
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Origin of bogan
Bogan
[boh-gan, boh-guh n]
- Louise,1897–1970, U.S. poet.
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Examples from the Web for bogan
Contemporary Examples
Bogan Pride was an Australian series created by and starring Rebel Wilson.
Historical Examples
It was the first of the sources of the Bogan we had reached.
Meanwhile an encampment was made on the Canonbar, a tributary of the Bogan.
The Australian ExplorersGeorge Grimm
"An' he pretends to be so gory soft an' innocent, too," growled the Bogan.
Children of the BushHenry Lawson
It struck me that Bogan's face was more the result of free speech than anything else.
Children of the BushHenry Lawson
"Now, Bogan, yer might as well chuck in somethin," said the Giraffe.
Children of the BushHenry Lawson
bogan1
- Canadian (esp in the Maritime Provinces) a sluggish side streamAlso called: logan, pokelogan
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Word Origin
of Algonquian origin
bogan2
- a fool
- a hooligan
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Word Origin
C20: of unknown origin
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