- bog-house
- [ʹbɒghaʋs] n груб.
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Bog house — outside toilet … Dictionary of Australian slang
bog house — Australian Slang outside toilet … English dialects glossary
bog-house — … Useful english dictionary
bog-house barrister — Same as barrack room lawyer … A concise dictionary of English slang
bog-shop — vulgar equivalent of bog house … Useful english dictionary
bog — bog1 boggish, adj. /bog, bawg/, n., v., bogged, bogging. n. 1. wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. 2. an area or stretch of such ground. v.t., v.i. 3. to sink in or as if in a bog (often fol. by down): We… … Universalium
bog — I [[t]bɒg, bɔg[/t]] n. v. bogged, bog•ging 1) wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter 2) an area or stretch of such ground 3) to sink in or as if in a bog (often fol. by down): We were bogged down with a lot of… … From formal English to slang
bog — [13] Bog is of Gaelic origin. It comes from bogach ‘bog’, which was a derivative of the adjective bog ‘soft’. A possible link between Gaelic bog and Old English būgan ‘bend’ (source of modern English bow) has been suggested. The British slang use … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bog — [13] Bog is of Gaelic origin. It comes from bogach ‘bog’, which was a derivative of the adjective bog ‘soft’. A possible link between Gaelic bog and Old English būgan ‘bend’ (source of modern English bow) has been suggested. The British slang use … Word origins
bog — a lavatory A shortened form of bog house, from the marshy ground which might surround it in the days before modern drainage, the septic tank, or the cesspit: At the court held in October 1753... Edward Clanvill was charged with a public … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
bog — , bogs 1. Lavatory. Also bog house. 2. have a bog Use the lavatory. 3. bog v. Defecate … A concise dictionary of English slang
