The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
BOGAN
Etymology 1
Noun
bogan (plural bogans)
(Australia, NZ, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
(New Zealand, slang, derogatory) An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts.
(New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A petrolhead.
Synonyms
• (unsophisticated person): dag (Australia), chav (British), redneck (US), NED (Scottish)
• (poor Anglo-Celtic person): bevan (Australia, Queensland), westy / westie (Australia (esp. Sydney), NZ (esp. Auckland)), booner (Australia, Canberra), white trash (US)
Verb
bogan (third-person singular simple present bogans, present participle boganning, simple past and past participle boganned)
(rare) To act like a bogan.
Etymology 2
Noun
bogan (plural bogans)
(Canada) Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
(Canada, North Western Ontario, slang, derogatory, offensive) An indigenous person.
Anagrams
• Gabon, goban, obang
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from an Australian Aboriginal language.
Proper noun
Bogan
A river of central to northern New South Wales, Australia, a tributary to the Darling.
Anagrams
• Gabon, goban, obang
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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