bogan

/BOH-g'n/ Intermediate Updated

Australian slang for a person seen as unsophisticated; comparable to ‘redneck’ but with local nuance.

Example sentence

He rocked up in a mullet—bit bogan, tbh.

Similar words

yobbo

Notes

Can be pejorative—use sensitively.

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