Bogan
The term bogan is Australian and New Zealand slang, usually pejorative or self-deprecating, for an individual who is recognised to be from an unsophisticated background or someone whose limited education, speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour exemplifies a lack of manners and education. While bogan is widely recognised, localised names exist that describe the same or very similar groups of people.
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Famous quotes containing the word bogan:
“The women rest their tired half-healed hearts; they are almost
well.”
—Louise Bogan (1897–1970)
“Women have no wilderness in them,
They are provident instead,
Content in the tight hot cell of their hearts
To eat dusty bread.”
—Louise Bogan (1897–1970)
“You will be again as normal and selfish and heartless as anybody
else.”
—Louise Bogan (1897–1970)