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boogan

boogan noun: a person who is homeless and often addicted to alcohol or drugs.

Noun

boogan (plural boogans)

  1. (derogatory, Kansas, Missouri) A person who is homeless and often addicted to alcohol or drugs.
    • I am originally from Kansas City, where there are many people experiencing homelessness, and yet nobody refers to them as “boogans.”2020 October 20, Paige Nicewaner, “Nicewaner: It’s time to throw out the word “boogan””, in The Standard

Forms of boogan

pluralboogans

Origin of boogan

Derived from bogan (“unsophisticated working-class person”).

Questions about boogan

What does boogan mean?
Boogan means a person who is homeless and often addicted to alcohol or drugs.
What part of speech is boogan?
Boogan is a noun.
What is the plural of boogan?
The plural of boogan is boogans.

Words near boogan in the dictionary

  1. boogalees
  2. boogaloo
  3. boogalooed
  4. boogalooing
  5. boogaloos
  6. boogan
  7. boogans
  8. boogas
  9. boogatsa
  10. booged
  11. boogen

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