boogan
English
editEtymology
editDerived from bogan (“unsophisticated working-class person”).
Noun
editboogan (plural boogans)
- (Kansas, Missouri, derogatory) A person who is homeless and often addicted to alcohol or drugs.
- 2020 October 20, Paige Nicewaner, “Nicewaner: It’s time to throw out the word “boogan””, in The Standard[1]:
- I am originally from Kansas City, where there are many people experiencing homelessness, and yet nobody refers to them as “boogans.”