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bogger
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -???(r)
Etymology 1
From various senses of bog +? -er.
Noun
bogger (plural boggers)
- Someone associated with or who works in a bog.
- 2000 Lorraine Heath. Never Love a Cowboy, page 51,
- “I was a bogger afore the war—”
- “A bogger?”
- “Yep. I was the one sent to get the cattle out of the muddy bogs and thickets.”
- 2000 Lorraine Heath. Never Love a Cowboy, page 51,
- (Australia, slang) A man who catches nippers (snapping prawns).
- (originally Britain, derogatory) Synonym of Boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland, derogatory) a yokel, an Irishman from the countryside or (sometimes) from anywhere other than Dublin and the Pale.
- (Newfoundland, Labrador) A dare, a task that children challenge each other to complete.
- (Australia, Western Australia, slang) Someone who works to shovel ore or waste rock underground.
- (Australia, slang) A lavatory: a room for urination and defecation.
- So what if you kissed some bogan mole in the bogger at some 3rd-rate bar?
- (Northern England, derogatory, slang) Someone of the goth, skate, punk, or emo subculture.
Synonyms
- (Irishman, particularly a rural one): Boglander, boglander
- (lavatory): See Thesaurus:bathroom
Related terms
- bogtrotter (Ireland)
- bog warrior (Ireland)
- bogman (Ireland)
- nipper-bogger (Australia)
Adjective
bogger
- comparative form of bog: more bog
Etymology 2
From bugger.
Noun
bogger (plural boggers)
- Pronunciation spelling of bugger. Used particularly as an epithet or term of camaraderie or endearment.
- 1986, Ian Breakwell. Ian Breakwell's diary, 1964-1985,
- "You bloody bogger...!
- 1986, Ian Breakwell. Ian Breakwell's diary, 1964-1985,
References
- 2005, Simon Elmes, Talking for Britain: a journey through the nation's dialects.
- 2006, Eric Partridge, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: A-I.
- 1983, Irving L. Allen, The language of ethnic conflict: social organization and lexical culture.
Afrikaans
Noun
bogger (plural boggers)
- Alternative spelling of bokker
Interjection
bogger
- Alternative spelling of bokker
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boggler
English
Etymology
boggle +? -er
Noun
boggler (plural bogglers)
- One who boggles.
- Something puzzling or confusing.
Derived terms
- mind boggler/mind-boggler
Anagrams
- blogger, broggle
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