bogans

Noun (1)

bogan (plural bogans)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
   • Bogans were Lockie's least favorite kind of people.1999, Tim Winton, Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster, page 6

   Synonyms:

   adlay, bam, Barry boy, bazza, benny, bopper, brush, charva, charver, chav

2. (New Zealand, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts.

   Synonyms:

   bevan, westy, westie, booner, white trash

3. (New Zealand, derogatory, slang) A petrolhead.

Noun (2)

bogan (plural bogans)

1. (Canada, Maine) Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
   • All around the shores of the narrow bogan crowded the beasts, watching with wide, fascinated eyes the flight and fall of these disastrous missiles.2001, Charles G. D. Roberts, Seán Virgo, Kindred of the Wild, page 130
2. (Canada, North, Ontario, Western, derogatory, offensive) An indigenous person.
   • Negative Stereotypes: Indians, natives, bogans, nates, […]2013, Feathers of Hope: A First Nations Youth Action Plan, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2016, page 68

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