bogan

[ boh-guh n ]

/ ˈboʊ gən /

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

a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.

any narrow stretch of water.

Nearby words

bog spavin, bog turtle, bog-iron ore, bog-standard, bogalusa, bogan, bogarde, bogart, bogart, humphrey, bogbean, bogey

Origin of bogan

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

Definition for bogan (2 of 2)

Bogan

[ boh-gan, boh-guh n ]

/ boʊˈgæn, ˈboʊ gən /

noun

Louise,1897–1970, U.S. poet.

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
The vegetation of the Bogan now recalled former labours: the Atriplex semibaccata of Brown was a common straggling plant.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia|Thomas Mitchell
Then Bogan stood up and held his arms stiff down to his sides, opening and shutting his hands as if he was in great pain.
Children of the Bush|Henry Lawson
In the evening some natives whom we had formerly seen with the king of the Bogan came up with two very timid old men.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell

"Now, Bogan, yer might as well chuck in somethin," said the Giraffe.
Children of the Bush|Henry Lawson
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

British Dictionary definitions for bogan (1 of 2)

bogan

/ (ˈbəʊɡən) /

noun

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

Word Origin for bogan

of Algonquian origin

British Dictionary definitions for bogan (2 of 2)

bogan

/ (ˈbəʊɡən) /

noun Australian informal

a fool

a hooligan

Word Origin for bogan

C20: of unknown origin

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