What is Bogan?
The term '''bogan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|oʊ|ɡ|ə|n}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/bogan |title=bogan, noun |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=18 November 2014 |archive-date=13 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013170556/http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/bogan |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an [[Australian English|Australian]] and [[New Zealand English|New Zealander]] [[slang]] word. It can be used to [[wikt:describe|describe]] a person with a [[working class]] background. Or it can be someone whose [[speech]], [[clothing]], [[wikt:attitude|attitude]] and [[Behavior|behaviour]] display a proud working class attitude. Sometimes the word can have a [[wikt:negative|negative]] meaning.<ref>{{cite news| last=Lauder| first=Simon| title=Bogan Pl residents lobby for name change| publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]| date=12 April 2008| url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/12/2215081.htm| access-date=2014-11-18}}</ref> Over the last several [[decade]]s, the bogan has become a very [[wikt:widespread|widespread]] and [[popularity|well respected]] group. There are many local names that describe the same or similar groups of people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://andc.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/Ozwords%20Nov%201998.pdf |title=Of Boondies, Belgium Sausages and Boguns |author=Bruce Moore |date=November 1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref> ==Definition== Bogans are often thought to be people who live in the outer [[suburb]]s of larger [[city|cities]]. They are less [[wikt:keen|keen]] on [[wikt:dental|dental]] [[wikt:hygiene|hygiene]] than others.<ref>{{cite web|last=Griesser|first=Elissa|title=Parenting tips from Bogan Hunters|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/elissa-griesser-parenting-tips-from-bogan-hunters-20140613-zs5yb.html|date=June 12, 2014|access-date=July 16, 2020|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> T