bogan
An unsophisticated person from a working class backgroundAn unsophisticated person from a working class background.
» Tom is a bogan.
Том – быдло.
Том – быдлан.
Meaning
5 senses(Australia, New Zealand, slang)An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
Proll
лохlox, быдлоbydlo
(New Zealand, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur)An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts.
(New Zealand, derogatory, slang)A petrolhead.
(Canada, Maine)Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
(Canada, North, Ontario, Western, derogatory, offensive, slang)An indigenous person.
Examples
1 sentencesTom is a bogan.
ruТом – быдло.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Unknown. First appeared in Australia in the 1980s. Possibly in reference to supposedly unsUnknown. First appeared in Australia in the 1980s. Possibly in reference to supposedly unsophisticated people from remote outback places such as the Bogan River or Bogan Gate (cf. dubbo from Dubbo).
Uncertain. Perhaps a contraction of pokelogan influenced by bog (or bogue), or a blend of logan (from pokelogan) + bog.
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