Tim Entwisle's Blog – October 2011 Archive (1)

Word of the Week: Living to the east of Boganville

We love the word bogan. We use it to describe those uncouth people that live next door. No longer are we restricted by geography to call the uneducated, unrefined people, westies (if you live in Sydney, for instance)—our vulgar neighbours can now come from the east, the north or the south.

The word bogan has given us—the usually egalitarian Australians—a word to help us gain social…

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Added by Tim Entwisle on October 27, 2011 at 14:30 — 1 Comment

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