Thread: Irish Words
View Single Post
Old 03-18-2017, 05:05 AM   #2
Carruthers
Junior Master Dwellar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Buckinghamshire UK
Posts: 4,059
Quote:
Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post

BOGÁN (“BOH-gawn”)
A bogán is an egg without a shell, by extension, a spineless person.
Bogan is a somewhat derogatory slang term in use in Australia and New Zealand.
Approximating to redneck or chav, it emerged in the 1980s and the origins are unclear.
Probably nothing to do with the Irish word but, as we all no, langwidge is a funny old thing.
__________________
Carruthers is offline   Reply With Quote