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bogan
[ boh-guhn ]
/ ˈboʊ gən /
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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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Other definitions 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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