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bogey

Language; Slang

1. (British) A police officer. Probably from the notion of the ‘bogey man’. 2. An enemy aircraft or other enemy pres- ence; a service term from the notion of the ‘bogey man’ 3. (British) a ...

(British) To leave, go away. Nearly always used as an aggressive exclamation or instruction. A vulgar term that existed in armed-serv- ice use before becoming a vogue succes- sor to naff off around ...

bog-roll

Language; Slang

(British) 1. A toilet roll 2. Paperwork or a computer printout.

bog-trotter

Language; Slang

(British) An Irish person. A pejorative term heard since the 17th century. The alternative form ‘bog-hopper’ is sometimes used in the USA.

bogue

Language; Slang

(American) 1. Suffering from drug withdrawal. An obsolescent term of unknown origin from the jargon of narcotics addicts. 2a. Worthless, counterfeit. From under world usage. 2b. ...

bog-up

Language; Slang

(British) A mess, a badly improvised job. A more vulgar form of ‘botch-up’ and bodge-up.

bog-wagon

Language; Slang

(Australian) A private van, particularly one which has been customized and/or decorated inside. Like shaggin’ wagon, it sometimes denotes a vehicle equipped for seduction.