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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈboʊɡən/Sorted abgnoStarts with BEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. An unsophisticated person from a working class background.

Word origin

Unknown. 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).

Used in a sentence

  • Bogans were Lockie's least favorite kind of people.
  • The Reservoir I grew up in was populated by menacing, toothless Torana-driving bogans, crushed menthol-smoking pensioners and toddlers who swore.
  • If you're coming in to cause trouble, don't bother […] bogan it up at home.

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