Picture: Supplied The phrase in question was “Bogan”, a slang word often used to describe a person with a working class background. It can be traced back to the western suburbs of Melbourne in ...

CHER, BRO: Bogans and petrolheads have been officially recognised as words in the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang.Fairfax Media Bogans and petrolheads might not seem the ...

Over time, the word evolved into a slang term for anyone who fit that description, regardless of where they were from. Another theory is that bogan could have roots in the Irish language.

But there are some quirky exceptions (cue Bon Scott Crescent) and more than a few roadways that indirectly reference pop culture and Aussie slang, like Batman Street and Bogan Place. The double ...

Bogan is its own mini-essay ... Greenie, say, owns local roots, the slang escorting the world’s first Green party, in Tasmania, in 1972. Scott Morrison’s fair-go mantra – or more “having ...

And, over time, Aussie slang has become the subject of much entertainment ... I’m flat out like a lizard drinking.” A bogan, according to the ANU dictionary is an uncultured or unsophisticated ...

This distinctive slang has not only become a source of online amusement ... According to the ANU dictionary, a "bogan" refers to someone considered unsophisticated or lacking in culture. While ...

And, over time, Aussie slang has become the subject of much entertainment ... It’s pretty much another way of saying “had a temper tantrum.” A bogan, according to the ANU dictionary is ...

And, over time, Aussie slang has become the subject of much entertainment ... as being distinctively Australian.” A bogan, according to the ANU dictionary is an uncultured or unsophisticated ...