A surname from Irish.
bogan
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bogan.
Editorial note
In Australia, the marketer even have a term CABs (cashed up bogans) a bogan is similar to a urban redneck.
Quick take
A surname from Irish.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bogan gathered in one view.
A river of central to northern New South Wales, Australia, a tributary to the Darling.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bogan.
noun
A surname from Irish.
noun
A river of central to northern New South Wales, Australia, a tributary to the Darling.
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
noun
(New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A petrolhead.
Example sentences
In Australia, the marketer even have a term CABs (cashed up bogans) a bogan is similar to a urban redneck.
Disturbingly, a good number that attend a B&S Inseminators ball are off the traditional bogan scale (even allowing for cashed up bogans)..
It's sometimes maligned as a bit lower-class/bogan, but it certainly fills a niche!
Would it roughly translate to redneck (US), chav (UK) or bogan (Aus)?
Every single bogan here talks like the absolute epitome of life accomplishment is to have a property portfolio to laud over the plebcunt renters.
We need an Aussie bogan mode for ChatGPT.
The sheer size of the bogan [1] voting block will make sure that any election will go to whichever party cracks down hardest on dole bludgers/boat people/sex workers/terrorists/dual citizens/Internet pirates/etc.
There are the rare exceptions where you can get an unskilled mining job in a remote area, but that's every bogan's dream.
I’m from New Zealand and it is fun to see some snobby bitch get drunk and then hear her accent shift to some bogan accent(≈hick drawl) from their childhood.
> Each to their own, > I used to ride a dirt bike 30km to high school every morning I true bogan.
I'm in WA, so in some respects if I'm not driving a landie or hilux my bogan creds are still somewhat lacking, but at least I'm looking down on Ranger drivers now lol.
I didn't know what bogan meant either so I looked it up and I have to infer we are speaking with an Australian or New Zealander, hence the small vocabulary differential in our English.
Quote examples
Or back to the 20s and 30s, Lucille Bogan's "Shave 'Em Dry" or any number of options from the dirty blues.
If you're in Australia you should wonder if you'd be filed under "Bogan Dreams".
I believe even impregnation by bogan is still considered "natural".
Nowadays, almost universally we decry male dress as "flashy" or "bogan" or "new money" because of the ostentation.
Proper noun examples
I appreciate the typo, although Asimov's title would be I, True Bogan.
Other studies have shown that cancer rates actually decrease in populations exposed to low levels of radiation beyond normal background radiation (Bogan 1998; Cohen 1995; Dissanayake 2005; Hattori 1997; Kondo 1993; Mifune 1992).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bogan in a sentence?
In Australia, the marketer even have a term CABs (cashed up bogans) a bogan is similar to a urban redneck.
What does bogan mean?
A surname from Irish.
What part of speech is bogan?
bogan is commonly used as noun.