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Aussie Standup Comedy: Bogans Are Winning Daniel Muggleton (Original Post) AStern May 11 OP
back to the Wikipedia ... rampartd May 11 #1
I know what a Bogan is AStern May 11 #2

rampartd

(5,058 posts)
1. back to the Wikipedia ...
Mon May 11, 2026, 03:44 PM
May 11
Bogan is an informal and insulting word for a person with low social class and education in Australian English.

yea, i got words for them , too.

AStern

(922 posts)
2. I know what a Bogan is
Mon May 11, 2026, 04:00 PM
May 11

and won't use the word should I visit lol. Unless someone proudly asserts that they're a Bogan.

FWIW, I love Aussie cinema and have been going on deep dives into Aussie culture. So much so that I subscribed to a podcast called 'Weird Crap from Australia'. Now I know everything there is to know about Yowies, Drop Bears and Bunyips, etc.

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