Usage
According to anecdote, the term emerged in Melbourne's outer-Western and outer-Eastern suburbs in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The equivalent term in Queensland was Bevan and in NSW they were known as Westies (hailing from the western suburbs) however Bogan is now used more commonly used Australia wide.
Bogans, or Dani Logans as they are sometimes known, typically wore "acid wash" jeans, ugg boots, and band t-shirts; had "mullet" style haircuts; and lived in the suburbs.
The term became widely known in the late 1980s when the teenage character Kylie Mole (played by Mary-Anne Fahey) in sketch comedy television series The Comedy Company frequently used the term to disparage anyone she disliked. The same programme included a sketch about a magazine called "Bogue" (a parody of Vogue), which featured traditional bogans. Merrick and Rosso (from Melbourne) also used the term on their JJJ-FM national radio show.
In the mid 1990s, New Zealand Bogans were stereotypically clothed in all black. Super-taper black jeans were fairly standard and black woollen jersey. Long fringe or long hair in general was usual also.
In 1995, long-standing West Auckland punk band The Warners released their last album entitled Bogans' Heroes on Wildside Records. Australian ska-punk band Area-7 achieved one of their biggest hits with the song "Nobody Likes A Bogan", released in 2002.
The Microsoft Corporation deemed "Bogan" to be one of twenty Australian colloquialisms most relevant to Australian users. Residents of streets such as Bogan Place and Bogan Road have been moved to action by the negative connotations of their street names and lobbied to rename them.
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