Bog

English

Pronunciation

• (GenAM): enPR: bäg, IPA: /bɑɡ/, SAMPA: /bAg/

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• (RP) enPR: bŏg, IPA: /bɒɡ/, SAMPA: /bQg/

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• Rhymes: -ɒɡ

Noun

Bog (plural Bogs)

1. An expanse of marshland.
2. (Irish, UK, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) A toilet.

Synonyms

• (expanse of marshland): marsh, moor, swamp
• (coarse slang: a toilet): shithouse (taboo slang), dunny (Australia)

Derived terms

• bog bilberry
• bog iron
• bog orchid
• bog roll
• bog standard
• bog brush

Verb

Bog (third-person singular simple present bogs, present participle bogging, simple past and past participle bogged)

1. (intransitive, informal) To become (figuratively or literally) mired or stuck.
2. (transitive, UK, informal) To make a mess of something.

Derived terms

• bog down
• bog up

Verb

Bog (third-person singular simple present bogs, present participle bogging, simple past and past participle bogged)

1. (euphemisms, slang, UK, with "off") To go away.

Derived terms

• bog off