2006-10-02 16:10:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
In Australian culture, a bogan is person who is, or is perceived to be, unsophisticated or of a lower class background with speech and mannerisms defined as having poor education and uncultured upbringing mostly amongst the white, working-class people.
To highlight with some bogan characteristics: White, poor, unattractive, unintelligent, uneducated, usually with blue-collar job, violent, fast-foods lovers, heavy drinker and maybe drug user, a smoker, and generally living in a low standard and undecent life.
Fashionwise, bogan is described having an attire which includes jeans or black leggings,flannelette shirts, Moccasin-style slippers, ugg (sheepskin)boots, with tattoos and other inappropriate out of fashion outfits.Wearing a "mullet" hairstyle, or bleached hair with regrowth showing is another characteristic.
Bogan is equivalent to British term "chav", and the US phrase "white trash" or "redneck".
2006-10-02 20:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Americans call "white trash." It isn't commonly used all over Australia, some parts tend to use the term "Bevan" or "dag" more than bogan. It's also pretty light hearted, it's not a term used to really hurt someones feelings, but it's also not an endearment. Where I live, we use "dag" more often and that's more like a doofus or a dork.
2006-10-02 16:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by Bessie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bogan is a low-class working stiff. Same as a 'chav' in Britain, or 'white trash' in America.
2006-10-02 16:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by St. Toad 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
someone who is ill-educated, swears alot, smokes alot, wears really tight jeans and flannel shirts
the women usually have permed mullets
and the guys have mullets
they would be the equivalent of american white trash
2006-10-02 16:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋