Used in a Sentence

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.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname from Irish.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bogan gathered in one view.

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.

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

1

In Australia, the marketer even have a term CABs (cashed up bogans) a bogan is similar to a urban redneck.

2

Disturbingly, a good number that attend a B&S Inseminators ball are off the traditional bogan scale (even allowing for cashed up bogans)..

3

It's sometimes maligned as a bit lower-class/bogan, but it certainly fills a niche!

4

Would it roughly translate to redneck (US), chav (UK) or bogan (Aus)?

5

Every single bogan here talks like the absolute epitome of life accomplishment is to have a property portfolio to laud over the plebcunt renters.

6

We need an Aussie bogan mode for ChatGPT.

7

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.

8

There are the rare exceptions where you can get an unskilled mining job in a remote area, but that's every bogan's dream.

9

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.

10

> Each to their own, > I used to ride a dirt bike 30km to high school every morning I true bogan.

11

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.

12

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

1

Or back to the 20s and 30s, Lucille Bogan's "Shave 'Em Dry" or any number of options from the dirty blues.

2

If you're in Australia you should wonder if you'd be filed under "Bogan Dreams".

3

I believe even impregnation by bogan is still considered "natural".

4

Nowadays, almost universally we decry male dress as "flashy" or "bogan" or "new money" because of the ostentation.

Proper noun examples

1

I appreciate the typo, although Asimov's title would be I, True Bogan.

2

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.