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bogan

[ boh-guhn ]
/ ˈboʊ gən /

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

a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
any narrow stretch of water.

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Origin of bogan

First recorded in 1895–1900; apparently shortening of pokelogan, perhaps conflated with bog1

Words nearby bogan

boffin, boffo, Bofors gun, bog, Bogalusa, bogan, Bogarde, bogart, Bogart, Humphrey, bog asphodel, Boğazköy

Definition for bogan (2 of 2)

Bogan
[ boh-gan, boh-guhn ]
/ boʊˈgæn, ˈboʊ gən /

noun

Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
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British Dictionary definitions for bogan (1 of 2)

bogan1
/ (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)

bogan2
/ (ˈbəʊɡən) /

noun Australian informal

a fool
a hooligan

Word Origin for bogan

C20: of unknown origin
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