boogan

noun

boogan

noun

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

1

Derogatory A person who is homeless and often addicted to alcohol or drugs.

Kansas; Missouri; Kansas; Missouri

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:

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