bogger

noun — 9 senses

bogger

noun

Etymology From various senses of bog + -er.

8 senses
  1. 1Someone associated with or who works in a bog.
  2. 2A man who catches nippers (snapping prawns).
  3. 3Synonym of boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland…
  4. 4A dare, a task that children challenge each other to complete.
  5. 5Someone who works to shovel ore or waste rock underground.
  6. 6A machine which shovels up and carries ore and/or rock…
  7. 7A lavatory: a room for urination and defecation.
  8. 8A member of the goth, skate, punk, or emo subculture.
1

Someone associated with or who works in a bog.

  • “I was a bogger afore the war—” “A bogger?” “Yep. I was the one sent to get the cattle out of the muddy bogs and thickets.”2000, Lorraine Heath., Never Love a Cowboy, page 51:
2

Australia, Slang A man who catches nippers (snapping prawns).

3

Derogatory Synonym of boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland, derogatory) a yokel, an Irishman from the countryside or (sometimes) from anywhere other than Dublin and the Pale.

4

Newfoundland A dare, a task that children challenge each other to complete.

5

Australia, Western, Slang Someone who works to shovel ore or waste rock underground.

  • Polish Joe was a bogger, a man who shifted unbelievable quantities of dirt away from the face from which it had been blown, and into trucks for dumping in the underground bins each day.1962, Bill Wannan, Modern Australian humour, page 176:
6

Australia, Western, Slang A machine which shovels up and carries ore and/or rock in an underground mine

7

Australia, Slang A lavatory: a room for urination and defecation.

  • So what if you kissed some bogan mole in the bogger at some 3rd-rate bar?
8

Northern England, Derogatory, Slang A member of the goth, skate, punk, or emo subculture.

Derived terms
mud bogger
Related terms
bogtrotter, bog warrior, bogman, nipper-bogger

bogger

noun

Etymology From bugger.

1

Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of bugger, used particularly as an epithet or term of camaraderie or endearment.

  • "You bloody bogger...!1986, Ian Breakwell., Ian Breakwell's diary, 1964-1985:
  • "You're a funny bogger, though. I never could mek yo' out. Ye're just like one of the lads, but sometimes there's a posh bogger trying to scramble out."1998, Alan Sillitoe, The Broken Chariot:
1 more example
  • "The dirty bogger! He's got a fancy woman! Nine times a week!"1992, Alan Sillitoe, Saturday night and Sunday morning:

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