Bogan

Quick meaning: Bogan is a noun meaning (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.

Meaning

(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.

More Meanings

1. (New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A petrolhead.
2. (Canada, Maine) Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
3. (Canada, North Western Ontario, slang, derogatory, offensive) An indigenous person.
4. (New Zealand, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts.
5. (rare, derogatory) To act like a bogan.

Example Sentences

Bogans were Lockie's least favorite kind of people.

Negative Stereotypes: Indians, natives, bogans, nates, […]

If you're coming in to cause trouble, don't bother […] bogan it up at home.

Is that the same blue truck that is throwing rocks out the passenger window and screaming at natives calling them bogans walking on the street?

Word Forms

• bogans
• boganning
• boganned

Synonyms for bogan

Depending on context, synonyms include bevan, westy, booner, adlay, bam, benny.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include backwater, booner, boong, boonga, bogger, bong.

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