English

Etymology
'Bogan' is used occasionally in Australian literature before 1900 as a word to describe something of poor or little quality (most notably in "The City of Dreadful Thirst" by the Austrlian poet Banjo Patterson).

Also Possibly named after the w:Bogan River|Bogan River area in Australia.

Noun
en-noun

1. Australian A person who is, or is perceived to be, unsophisticated or of a lower class background, more or less analogous to the US American term redneck.
2. New Zealand An anglo-celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group historically classified by the wearing of black jumpers, or black concert T-shirts. Bogans often drive larger cars and are often referred to as petrolheads.
3. italbrac|North Western Ontario A slang word for a Native person typically perceived as having gangster ties.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|uncool young person dag italbrac|Australia, chav italbrac|British
italbrac-colon|in New Zealand sense bevan italbrac|Queensland, Australia, westy or westie italbrac|Australia, especially Sydney, booner italbrac|Canberra

See also
cashed up bogan
hoon
booner

Adjective
bogan italbrac|used only attributively; not comparative or superlative|lang=English

1. Characteristic of a bogan.

#: He had a bogan mullet.

Old English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�boɣ�n/

Noun
bogan

1. plural of|boga#Old English|boga|lang=Old English

ru:bogan

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