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Is bogan a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bogan is a Scrabble US word. The word bogan is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is bogan a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bogan is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (3 found)

BOGAN,GOBAN,OBANG,

4-letter words (4 found)

AGON,BANG,BONA,BONG,

3-letter words (18 found)

ABO,AGO,BAG,BAN,BAO,BOA,BOG,BON,GAB,GAN,GOA,GOB,GON,NAB,NAG,NOB,NOG,OBA,

2-letter words (10 found)

AB,AG,AN,BA,BO,GO,NA,NO,OB,ON,

You can make 35 words from bogan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bogan

bogan obgan bgoan gboan ogban goban boagn obagn baogn abogn oabgn aobgn bgaon gbaon bagon abgon gabon agbon ogabn goabn oagbn aogbn gaobn agobn bogna obgna bgona gbona ogbna gobna bonga obnga bnoga nboga onbga nobga bgnoa gbnoa bngoa nbgoa gnboa ngboa ognba gonba ongba nogba gnoba ngoba boang obang baong abong oabng aobng bonag obnag bnoag nboag onbag nobag banog abnog bnaog nbaog anbog nabog oanbg aonbg onabg noabg anobg naobg bgano gbano bagno abgno gabno agbno bgnao gbnao bngao nbgao gnbao ngbao bango abngo bnago nbago anbgo nabgo ganbo agnbo gnabo ngabo angbo nagbo oganb goanb oagnb aognb gaonb agonb ognab gonab ongab nogab gnoab ngoab oangb aongb onagb noagb anogb naogb ganob agnob gnaob ngaob angob nagob

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Definitions and meaning of bogan

bogan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboʊɡən/
  • Rhymes: -əʊɡən

Etymology 1

Unknown. First appeared in Australia in the 1980s. Possibly in reference to supposedly unsophisticated people from remote outback places such as the Bogan River or Bogan Gate (cf. dubbo from Dubbo).

Noun

bogan (plural bogans)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chav
  2. (New Zealand, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts.
  3. (New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A petrolhead.
Synonyms
  • (poor Anglo-Celtic person): bevan (Australia, Queensland), westy / westie (Australia (esp. Sydney), NZ (esp. Auckland)), booner (Australia, Canberra), white trash (US)
Translations
See also
  • cashed up bogan
  • hoon
  • booner
  • chav

Verb

bogan (third-person singular simple present bogans, present participle boganning, simple past and past participle boganned)

  1. (rare, derogatory) To act like a bogan.

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps a conflation of logan (from pokelogan) +‎ bog.

Noun

bogan (plural bogans)

  1. (Canada) Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
  2. (Canada, North Western Ontario, slang, derogatory, offensive) An indigenous person.

Anagrams

  • Gabon, goban, obang

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboɡɑn/, [ˈboɣɑn]

Noun

bogan

  1. plural of boga

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboɡan/ [ˈbo.ɣ̞ãn]
  • Rhymes: -oɡan
  • Syllabification: bo‧gan

Verb

bogan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of bogar

Yagara

Verb

bogan

  1. sleep

References

  • Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.

Source: wiktionary.org