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bogons

bogons is the plural of bogon.

Meaning of bogon

Noun

bogon (plural bogons)

  1. (slang) The imaginary elementary particle of bogosity; the anti-particle to the cluon.
    • Chain book sellers are, by and large, bogon and bozon emitters like nothing you've ever seen.1996, John Novak, “Re: TOR is Fucking with Us All”, in rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (Usenet)
  2. (slang) An invalid Internet Protocol packet, particularly one sent from an address that is not in use.

Questions about bogons

What is bogons the plural of?
Bogons is the plural of bogon.

Words near bogons in the dictionary

  1. bogong
  2. bogong moth
  3. bogong moths
  4. Bogong Peaks Wilderness
  5. bogongs
  6. bogons
  7. Bogor
  8. Bogoria
  9. bogorol
  10. bogorols
  11. bogoroside

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