I was in England last month with my friend and I lost her in a pub. When I had asked my waiter if he had seen a girl with long brown hair in a pink shirt and dark jeans he told me "I believe I saw her queueing up for the bog."
We thought that "bog" meant bathroom but she told me when she came back that she was getting more drinks at the bar.
Neither of us could figure this out, what does this mean???
2007-02-21 16:10:42 · 22 answers · asked by GCTA 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
noooo what does the WHOLE EXPRESSION mean?
2007-02-21 16:19:24 · update #1
No i am not from a Scandanavian country... I am originally from the United States.
2007-02-21 16:36:51 · update #2
waiting in line to use the toilet.
'queue' to wait in line in an orderly manner - some would say a peculiarly English characteristic.
'Bog' is a slang word for toilet.
She must have queued for the bog before getting the drinks or alternatively the waiter got the wrong person.
2007-02-21 19:48:14 · answer #1 · answered by skaters mam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Queueing up for the bog means waiting in line to use the "bathroom", as you would say (a little more delicately) in America.
It is not a very classy or refined expression and shouldn't really be used in the company of someone you don't know very well.
Other British words which can be used to mean "bathroom" are:
Khazi (pronounced car-zee, a little unrefined)
John (same as in the US)
Loo (neutral - not vulgar or polite)
Toilet (as above)
S**thouse (self-evidently rather crude)
2007-02-21 18:17:06 · answer #2 · answered by Stealthbong 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it means toilet / bathroom. I've no idea where the term originated... probably amongst the poorest of English at some point.... who maybe did relieve themselves in bogs at some point in time.
Are you from one of the Scandanavian countries and which part of England did you visit ? Did you have a nice time in England ?
2007-02-21 16:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by Narky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does mean queueing for the toilet/bathroom.
Its a world wide thing there are never enough ladies loo's so hence there is always a queue.
We have to wait patiently unless you are brave enough & nip into the gents when nobody is in there.
French ladies are far braver than us Brits.
Sorry cant help with where the phrase came from its another ''quaint'' British word that some peasant thought up.
2007-02-21 18:52:35 · answer #4 · answered by echo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bog is adolescent slang for toilet (not what you want to hear from a waiter!). Queueing up is what North-Americans might call "waiting in line". It's a funny old world isn't it?! xD
2007-02-21 17:16:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bog is slang for toilet.
She must have been queueing for the toilet,got bored then gone to the bar.
2007-02-21 23:48:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep it means toilet. It must have been a bit of a pants bar you were in if the waiter actually referred to it as the bog though.
2007-02-21 16:20:06 · answer #7 · answered by chris_morganuk 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
bog does mean bathroom the waiter probably thougt he saw ur frend there or just said hed id to put ur mind at rest bog is nohing to do with going to the bar hope that helps u
2007-02-21 16:20:46 · answer #8 · answered by jimjimith 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the bog is an english colloquial term meaning toilet or lavatory or as you'd refer to it in US terms as the bathroom. therefore, queueing up for the bog means you are lining up to use the toilet
2007-02-21 21:59:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bog = The Toilet
2007-02-21 16:18:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋