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Bogue

Language; Slang

(American) 1. Suffering from drug withdrawal. An obsolescent term of unknown origin from the jargon of narcotics addicts. 2a. Worthless, counterfeit. From under world usage. 2b. ...

Bog-wagon

Language; Slang

(Australian) A private van, particularly one which has been customised and/or decorated inside. Like shaggin' wagon, it sometimes denotes a vehicle equipped for seduction.

Bohunk

Language; Slang

(American) An East European immigrant. This old term deriving from Bohemian/Hungarian is offensive and occasionally still heard. It is synonymous with 'oaf'.

Bog-trotter

Language; Slang

(British) An Irish person. A pejorative term heard since the 17th century. The alternative form 'bog-hopper' is sometimes used in the USA.

Boho

Language; Slang

Bohemian, often in the sense of scruffy and/or irresponsible. This Americanism was fashionable from the late 1980s among London journalists.

Bog-up

Language; Slang

(British) A mess, a badly improvised job. A more vulgar form of 'botch-up' and bodge-up.

Bog-roll

Language; Slang

(British) 1. A toilet roll 2. Paperwork or a computer printout.

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