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the bogs

the bogs noun: a public bathroom; lavatory.

Noun

the bogs pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) A public bathroom; lavatory.
    • I get to know some other girls while waiting to use the bogs.2005, Valerie Mason-John, Borrowed Body, page 225
    • It's a bit like urinal etiquette in which, upon entering the bogs you are obliged to choose the Urinal of Conspicuous Heterosexuality.2011, Sam Holden, Diary of a Hapless Househusband, →ISBN, page 198

Questions about the bogs

What does the bogs mean?
The bogs means a public bathroom; lavatory.
What part of speech is the bogs?
The bogs is a noun.

Words near the bogs in the dictionary

  1. the bill, please
  2. the birds and the bees
  3. the biter bit
  4. the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
  5. the boat
  6. the bogs
  7. the bomb
  8. the bomb diggity
  9. the bomb diggy
  10. the bombs
  11. The Boot

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