bogan

[boh-guh n]

noun Northern Maine and Canadian (chiefly Maritimes and Northern New Brunswick ).

a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.

any narrow stretch of water.

Origin of bogan

1895–1900; apparently shortening of pokelogan, perhaps conflated with bog¹; cf. logan

Bogan

[boh-gan, boh-guh n]

noun

Louise,1897–1970, U.S. poet.

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Examples from the Web for bogan

Contemporary Examples of bogan

Bogan Pride was an Australian series created by and starring Rebel Wilson.
Rebel Wilson’s 12 Funniest Moments (Video)
Kevin Fallon
October 15, 2012

Historical Examples of bogan

It was the first of the sources of the Bogan we had reached.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia
Thomas Mitchell
Meanwhile an encampment was made on the Canonbar, a tributary of the Bogan.
The Australian Explorers
George Grimm
"An' he pretends to be so gory soft an' innocent, too," growled the Bogan.
Children of the Bush
Henry Lawson
It struck me that Bogan's face was more the result of free speech than anything else.
Children of the Bush
Henry Lawson
"Now, Bogan, yer might as well chuck in somethin," said the Giraffe.
Children of the Bush
Henry Lawson

British Dictionary definitions for bogan

bogan

noun

Canadian (esp in the Maritime Provinces) a sluggish side streamAlso called: logan, pokelogan

Word Origin for bogan

of Algonquian origin

bogan

noun Australian informal

a fool

a hooligan

Word Origin for bogan

C20: of unknown origin

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