Meanings
nounboogan (plural boogans)
plural boogans
- derogatoryKansas; Missouri; Kansas; MissouriA person who is homeless and often addicted to alcohol or drugs.
I am originally from Kansas City, where there are many people experiencing homelessness, and yet nobody refers to them as “boogans.”
2020 October 20, Paige Nicewaner, “Nicewaner: It’s time to throw out the word “boogan””, in The Standard
Origin
Derived from bogan (“unsophisticated working-class person”).
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APA
boogan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boogan
MLA
“boogan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boogan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boogan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boogan.
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