bogger

Etymology

Definitions

1. 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.”
2. 2

   A man who catches nippers (snapping prawns).

3. 3

   Synonym of boglander

   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.

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   1. 4

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

   2. 5

      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.
   3. 6

      A lavatory

      A lavatory: a room for urination and defecation.

      • So what if you kissed some bogan mole in the bogger at some 3rd-rate bar?
   4. 7

      A member of the goth, skate, punk, or emo subculture.

   5. 8

      comparative form of bog

      comparative form of bog: more bog

   6. 9

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

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

      • "You bloody bogger...!
      • "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."
      • "The dirty bogger! He's got a fancy woman! Nine times a week!"

The neighborhood

• neighborbogtrotter
• neighborbog warrior
• neighborbogman
• neighbornipper-bogger