Bogan (pronounced /ˈbəʉ.gn̩/, rhyming with slogan) is Australian and New Zealand English slang, usually pejorative, for a person who is, or is perceived to be uncouth, unsophisticated or of a lower-class background. According to the stereotype, the speech and mannerisms of "bogans" indicate poor education and uncultured upbringing. 'Bogans' usually reside in economically disadvantaged suburbs (often outer metropolitan) or rural areas. Bogan can refer to: Bogan, a pejorative term used in Australia and New Zealand Boggart or bogan, a creature in Celtic mythology Bogan, a term used by George Lucas in his early Star Wars drafts that refers to the dark side of the Force It is the surname of the... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... New Zealand English (NZE) is the English spoken in New Zealand. ... Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ...

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Behaviour

It has well been discriminated that the typical bogan is the appitomy of man, however more often than not such lower class and animal like behaviour is evident in the bogan living in civilised socities. They often lack fundamental cognitive skills, basic reasoning and compassionate empathy. Many Psychologists see such degenerate behaviour as evidence to the social exclusion one recieves from the abjouration of the workforce and perhaps many experts see this antisocial behaviour as a side effect attributable to low self esteem in self worth.

History

The origin of the term 'bogan' is unclear; both the Macquarie Dictionary and the Australian Oxford Dictionary cite its origin as unknown.

The Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) included the word in its Australian dictionary project^[1] in 1991, attributing the earliest known reference to a 1985 surfing magazine. However, the 1902 poem "City of Dreadful Thirst" by Australian poet Banjo Patterson does make reference to a "Bogan shower" as a term meaning "three raindrops and some dust".^[2] Banjo Paterson. ...

The term became widely known in the late 1980s, when the character Kylie Mole (played by Mary-Anne Fahey), from the popular Australian sketch comedy television program The Comedy Company, popularised the term, using it frequently to disparage those she disliked: "[a bogan is] a person that you just don’t bother with. Someone who wears their socks the wrong way or has the same number of holes in both legs of their stockings. A complete loser." Kylie's use of 'bogan' is closer to the common use of "dag" ("dork" or "nerd") than "westie", which apparently predated 'bogan' by some years.^[3] Mary-Anne Fahey (born 19th August 1955 as Mary-Anne Waterman) is a talented and versatile Australian actor, comedienne and writer. ... The Comedy Company logo. ... Westie, or Westy, is a colloquial term used in Australian and New Zealand English to describe residents of the western suburbs of Sydney (Australia) or Auckland (New Zealand). ...

There are places in Western New South Wales that contain 'bogan' in their name — including Bogan Shire, the Bogan River and the rural village of Bogan Gate — but they are not regarded as the source of the term.^[1] “NSW” redirects here. ... The Bogan Shire Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Bogan River was discovered by Charles Sturt in 1829 and is a minor river in the central western region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bogan Gate is a small village in the Parkes Shire of the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Bogan is also an Irish family name. Melissa Campbell, who wrote a thesis on bogans in 2004, wrote in The Age: "It is no coincidence that Bogan is an Irish surname. Irishness is associated with bogans' 19th-century ancestors: English and American hooligans, and Australian larrikins."^[4] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Bogan was deemed one of twenty Australian colloquialisms by a selection panel and in an online poll to be most relevant to Australian users.^[5]

Elements of the stereotype

The bogan stereotype is roughly equivalent to the American white trash, although the term bogan does not necessarily suggest violent or anti-social behaviour. Certain styles of clothing are stereotypically associated with bogans, including Moccasin-style slippers, ugg boots, jeans, black leggings. ^[6][7][8] For other uses, see White trash (disambiguation). ... The word moccasin was first introduced into English in 1612, from a Virginia Algonquian language, most likely Powhatan (makasin ‘shoe’), though similar words exist in Narragansett (mokussin), Micmac (m’kusun), and Ojibwa (makasin). ... Ugg boots, also spelled ugh boots and ug boots, are a style of sheepskin boot, that should be worn with socks wool as the inner lining and a tanned outer surface. ...

Non-pejorative usage

The term 'bogan' is sometimes employed favourably to indicate being proudly un-fashionable or 'rough around the edges.' For example, the radio station Triple J held a "National Bogan Day" on June 28, 2002, which they commemorated by playing music by bands such as Cold Chisel, Midnight Oil, Rose Tattoo and AC/DC.^[9] Double J redirects here. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the Australian pub rock band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rose Tattoo is an Australian blues/hard rock band, led by Angry Anderson and slide guitarist Peter Wells. ... This article is about the band. ...

Australian humour website bogan.com.au was archived on the National Library of Australia's Pandora Archive in August 2006,^[10] for it was considered to be "of significance and to have long-term research value".^[11] National Library of Australia National Library of Australia as viewed from Lake Burley Griffin The National Library of Australia is located in Canberra, Australia. ... PANDORA is an archive of Australian online publications, established initially by the National Library of Australia in 1996, and now built in collaboration with a number of other Australian state libraries and cultural collecting organisations. ...

Actress Holly Valance, resident of Los Angeles for several years, once described herself as a bogan in an interview with the Australian press.^[12] Holly Rachel Vukadinović (born 11 May 1983), who is better known by her stage name of Holly Valance, is an Australian Emmy nominated actress and multi award winning, ARIA nominated singer. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

References in Popular Culture

• Australian band Area-7 released a single called "Nobody Likes a Bogan" in 2002, which listed several aspects of a stereotype bogan named "Bazza". The song reached #46 on the ARIA Charts in February of that year.^[13]
• Melbourne band TISM released a song written from the point of view of a bogan beating up a mod, "The Fosters Car Park Boogie", on their 1988 album Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance. Their later song whatareya? on the album www.tism.wanker.com can also be considered as a classist comparison between the lower (yob/bogan) and upper (wanker) classes.
• The SBS television show Pizza portrays a stereotypical bogan character named Davo (played by Jabba). Davo is often depicted wearing a flannelette shirt, thongs and a singlet. He also undertakes stereotypical bogan activities including drinking Victoria Bitter beer, smoking cannabis, and talking bogan slang, and is often referred to as a bogan by other characters.
• Australian comedian Chris Franklin's public persona is a self-proclaimed "King of the Bogans", in which he frequently eats meat pies, wears a flannelette shirt with its sleeves ripped off, and occasionally wears a football beanie over his permed mullet. In 1999, Franklin released a comedy single called "Bloke" (a parody of "Bitch" (1997) by Meredith Brooks), which expressed a bogan perspective on male/female relationships.[1]
• In 2005 residents of the Victorian town of Colac objected to the backstory of the fictional Timmins family (described by ABC Local Radio as a "bogan family") on the soap opera Neighbours, which portrayed them as being from the town. Scriptwriter Ben Michaels denied regional stereotyping, stating "I think most people know there is a bogan contingent in every town, and we happened to take the piss out of the bogan contingent of Colac."^[14] In the story the family frequently refer to themselves as bogans, to the extent that youngest daughter Bree wrote a book (based on her mother Janelle's idea) entitled The Bogan's Tipped Hair.
• "Cricketer Shane Warne receives regular ribbings from the Australian media for his bogan persona. His struggles with weight loss and cigarettes, the unsophisticated dietary habits, are all fodder for commentators who recoil at his uncouth habits. But Warney is the ultimate Aussie bloke: all brawn and few brains when it comes to controlling his appetites, plus a blinding addiction to blondes who are typically clones of his attractive wife." (Emma-Kate Symons, "Spinning out of control", The Weekend Australian (2-3 July 2005), p 19.
• In the ABC TV show The Glass House, host Will Anderson frequently made reference to Bogans, their poor taste and their tendency to have really bad name choices for their children with correspondingly bad spelling of those names.

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Use in Marketing

The term "Cashed Up Bogan", or "Cub", has been used by one marketing researcher to describe people of a blue-collar background now earning a high salary and spending those earnings on conspicuously expensive consumer items. The media has cited tennis player Lleyton Hewitt and his actress wife, Bec Cartwright, as examples. ^[15] The Kaesler Winery in the Barossa Valley wine district make and produce a Shiraz wine called the Bogan. For the band Nouveau Riche, see Nouveau Riche (band). ... Conspicuous consumption is a term used to describe the lavish spending on goods and services that are acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying income or wealth. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is a former World No. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Regional equivalent terms

Although the term bogan is understood across Australia and New Zealand, certain regions have their own slang terms for the same group of people. These terms include:

• In Hobart, Tasmania, the term chigger (also chigga or chig) is used. This appears to be a reference to the Hobart suburb of Chigwell.^[3]
• In Burnie, Tasmania, the equivalent suburb us Shorewell.
• In Launceston, Tasmania, the term ravo is used. This appears to be a reference to the Launceston suburb of Ravenswood.^[3]
• Bevan in Queensland.^[3]
• Booner or boon in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.^[3]
• Scozza in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.^[3]
• Fozzie in Northern New South Wales ^{[citation needed]}
• Bog or Bogs(plural) in Western Australia especially so called by Surfies of Inland bogans. ^{[citation needed]}

The term westie (or westy) is not synonymous with bogan; however, westies are often stereotyped as being bogans. This term seems to predate bogan by some years,^[3] originating in Sydney, New South Wales in the 1970s to refer to people from that city's western suburbs. The term is now in wide use in many cities and towns across both Australia and New Zealand, where it especially refers to the denizens of West Auckland. For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation). ... Slogan or Nickname: Island of Inspiration; The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product... Chigwell is a suburb in the northern suburbs area of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia. ... Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 90,000 (Greater urban and 99,100 statistical division), located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... Slogan or Nickname: Island of Inspiration; The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Capital Canberra Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator none Chief Minister Jon Stanhope (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2006)  - Product ($m)  $19,167 (6th)  - Product per capita  $57,303/person (1st) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  333,667 (7th)  - Density  137. ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Westie, or Westy, is a colloquial term used in Australian and New Zealand English to describe residents of the western suburbs of Sydney (Australia) or Auckland (New Zealand). ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Bodgies and Widgies
• Chozzie, Also Australia & New Zealand
• Nouveau riche
• Dres (Poland)
• White Trash (United States and Canada)
• Redneck (USA and Canada)

• Skid (United States and Canada)
• Classism
• Westie (Australia & NZ)
• Feral (Australia)
• Hoon (Australia)
• Ocker (Australia)
• Larrikinism (Australia)
• Yobbo
• Raggare (Sweden)
• Skeet (Newfoundland)
• Headbanging
• Mook (USA)
• Chav (UK)
• Skanger (Ireland)
• Knacker (Ireland)
• Slapper (UK)
• Tappit (South Africa)
• Class conflict
• Orange Order

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References

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External links

• Bogan.com.au: Australian Bogan website
• Bogan.co.nz: New Zealand Bogan website
• Save the Bogan (humorous website classifying bogans as an endangered species)
• Bogans - The Movie (New Zealand short film, featuring Peter Jackson)
• Warner Music Australia: Bogan! Simply the Best Pub Rock Album (compilation album: "...jam packed full of the best pub anthems that would get any mullet banging".)