"bogger" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bogger.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɒɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From various senses of bog + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bog|er|id2=occupation}} bog + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} bogger
  1. comparative form of bog: more bog Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: bog (extra: more bog)
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-adj-t-91Bhx8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bogger.ogg [Australia] Forms: boggers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From various senses of bog + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bog|er|id2=occupation}} bog + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bogger (plural boggers)
  1. Someone associated with or who works in a bog.
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-noun-w9AodhlX
  2. (Australia, slang) A man who catches nippers (snapping prawns). Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-noun-DZLldNVL Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (originally UK, derogatory) 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. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People Synonyms: Boglander [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (Irishman, particularly a rural one): Boglander, boglander
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-noun-sp2~KFcz Disambiguation of People: 2 7 9 11 9 10 10 8 16 16 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 9 18 15 7 16 6 8 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 9 23 15 8 22 7 5 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 1 4 9 28 17 8 19 7 6 Disambiguation of 'Irishman, particularly a rural one': 1 7 51 9 6 16 7 3
  4. (Newfoundland, Labrador) A dare, a task that children challenge each other to complete. Tags: Newfoundland
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-noun-r0RIGXJK Categories (other): Labrador English, Newfoundland English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 9 18 15 7 16 6 8 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 9 23 15 8 22 7 5 11
  5. (Australia, Western Australia, slang) Someone who works to shovel ore or waste rock underground. Tags: Australia, Western, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-noun-UZUmCRoI Disambiguation of People: 2 7 9 11 9 10 10 8 16 16 Categories (other): Australian English, Western Australian English
  6. (Australia, Western Australia, slang) Someone who works to shovel ore or waste rock underground.
    A machine which shovels up and carries ore and/or rock in an underground mine
    Tags: Australia, Western, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-noun-VBe2XGUx Disambiguation of People: 2 7 9 11 9 10 10 8 16 16 Categories (other): Australian English, Western Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 9 18 15 7 16 6 8 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 9 23 15 8 22 7 5 11
  7. (Australia, slang) A lavatory: a room for urination and defecation. Tags: Australia, slang Categories (topical): Toilet (room) Synonyms (lavatory): bathroom
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-noun-VFzciCIZ Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 1 2 7 17 6 4 8 35 9 11 Categories (other): Australian English Disambiguation of 'lavatory': 2 1 14 3 4 4 66 7
  8. (Northern England, derogatory, slang) Someone of the goth, skate, punk, or emo subculture. Tags: Northern-England, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-noun-PP5NFAiW Disambiguation of People: 2 7 9 11 9 10 10 8 16 16 Categories (other): Northern England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mud bogger Related terms: bogtrotter [Ireland], bog warrior [Ireland], bogman [Ireland], nipper-bogger [Australia]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bogger.ogg [Australia] Forms: boggers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From bugger. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bugger}} bugger Head templates: {{en-noun}} bogger (plural boggers)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of bugger. Used particularly as an epithet or term of camaraderie or endearment. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: bugger (extra: Used particularly as an epithet or term of camaraderie or endearment) Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bogger-en-noun-kHMkgvgd Disambiguation of People: 2 7 9 11 9 10 10 8 16 16 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 9 18 15 7 16 6 8 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 9 23 15 8 22 7 5 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "A dare, a task that children challenge each other to complete."
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        {
          "text": "So what if you kissed some bogan mole in the bogger at some 3rd-rate bar?"
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