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Bogan River, a perennial river that is part of the Macquarie–Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Australian: a working-class, unsophisticated-but-proud-of-it person. Comparable to "yobbo." Often affectionate, sometimes pointed. "He showed up to the wedding in thongs and a footy jersey. Absolute bogan." The word is a social signal as much as a description.
"He showed up to the wedding in thongs and a footy jersey. Absolute bogan."
Bogan is Australian slang, similar to British "chav" or American "redneck," describing a working-class person stereotyped as unrefined. Can be self-applied or used as an insult. Not concerning unless used as a slur. Regional slang. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in.
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From its origin near Parkes, the Bogan River flows for about 617 kilometres (383 mi) in length and flows into the Barwon River between Brewarrina and Bourke.
Bogan is Australian slang, similar to British "chav" or American "redneck," describing a working-class person stereotyped as unrefined. Can be self-applied or used as an insult. Not concerning unless used as a slur. Regional slang. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in.
Bogan is informal Australian and New Zealand slang for a working-class person, often with negative class-based connotations. Use only in Australasian contexts. Formal equivalents: "working-class person," sometimes "unrefined" (pejorative). Common non-native mistake: using bogan as a neutral cultural label; many Australians find it classist. Some use it ironically about themselves, similar to British "chav" reclamation. Read or listen to the word in context several times before trying it yourself; the right register is harder to learn than the dictionary meaning.
“The bogan playlist on spotty truly has something for everyone. Thank you, algorithm, i WILL be adding this one to the library”
“Bogan River, a perennial river that is part of the Macquarie–Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia.”
“From its origin near Parkes, the Bogan River flows for about 617 kilometres (383 mi) in length and flows into the Barwon River between Brewarrina and Bourke.”
“The Bogan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and named after the Bogan River.”
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An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts.
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To act like a bogan.
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Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
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An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
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An indigenous person.
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