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noun
- (Australian) A person who is, or is perceived to be, unsophisticated or of a lower class background, more or less analogous to the US American term redneck.
- (New Zealand) An anglo-celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group historically classified by the wearing of black jumpers, or black concert T-shirts. Bogans often drive larger cars and are often referred to as petrolheads.
- (italbrac, North Western Ontario) A slang word for a Native person typically perceived as having gangster ties.
adjective (italbrac, used only attributively; not comparative or superlative, lang=English)
- Characteristic of a bogan.
- He had a mullet.
Etymology: 'Bogan' is used occasionally in Australian literature before 1900 as a word to describe something of poor or little quality (most notably in "The City of Dreadful Thirst" by the Austrlian poet Banjo Patterson).Also Possibly named after the w:Bogan River, Bogan River area in Australia.
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