Bogan: Australian slang for a person whose speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour are unrefined or unsophisticated.
Bogan. (Noun) An uncouth or uncultured person, usually. See also: feral, ratbag, reptile, bevan etc.
Is the term Bogan Offensive? The term bogan is not an offensive term to the same level as calling someone the C-word or using a racist insult towards them. However, it can often be used as a pejorative or derogatory phrase to infer that someone lacks class or taste.
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Cozzie – swimming costume • Cranky – in a bad mood, angry • Crook – sick, or badly made • Cut lunch – sandwiches • Dag – a funny person • Daks – trousers • Dinkum, fair dinkum – true, real, genuine • Dipstick – a loser, idiot • Down Under – Australia and New Zealand • Dunny – outside toilet • Earbashing – nagging • ...
bogan – an uncultured or unsophisticated person
The term is usually pejorative, but it can also be regarded as a joke between friends.
Tasmania. Tasmania was named the 'bogan capital of Australia' with Taswegians earning four spots in the final. On the island of Tasmania, half the population has literacy and/or numeracy difficulties, and the unemployment rate is higher than it is in mainland Australia.
A Bogan is described is described by the dictionary of google as 'an uncouth or unsophisticated person regarded as being of low social status'. Despite this rigid definition there are often still doubts between the accused Bogan as to whether they fall under that descriptor or not.
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).
Australian goodbye is “Hooroo”; sometimes they even “cheerio” like British people, a UK slang word.
Contributor's comments: The term 'povo' comes from the word poverty. Contributor's comments: [North Geelong informant] I would also say that this is used to describe someone who is tight arsed but not necessarily poor. Contributor's comments: poor and despised person: "Take no notice of him - he's just a povo."
Bogan (/ˈboʊɡən/ BOHG-ən) is Australian and New Zealand slang for a person whose speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour are considered unrefined or unsophisticated.
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