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Bog vs Brog - What's the difference?

bog | brog |

As nouns the difference between bog and brog

is that bog is an expanse of marshland while brog is a pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.

As verbs the difference between bog and brog

is that bog is to become (figuratively or literally) mired or stuck while brog is to prod with a pointed instrument, such as a lance; to prick or pierce.

bog

English

(wikipedia bog)

Etymology 1

(etyl) and (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • An expanse of marshland.
  • (Ireland, British, New Zealand, coarse, slang) A toilet.
  • (US, dialect) A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.
    • Synonyms
    * (expanse of marshland) marsh, moor, swamp * shithouse (taboo slang''), dunny (''Australia )
    Derived terms
    * bog bilberry * bog brush * bog iron * bog orchid * bog paper * bog roll * bog standard

    Verb

  • (informal) To become (figuratively or literally) mired or stuck.
  • (transitive, British, informal) To make a mess of something.
    • Derived terms
    * bog down * bog up

    Etymology 2

    by shortening and euphemistic alteration from (bugger)

    Verb

  • To go away.
    • Derived terms
    * bog off

    Anagrams

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    brog

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.

    • Verb

    (brogg)
  • To prod with a pointed instrument, such as a lance; to prick or pierce.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)
  • To broggle.
    • (Webster 1913)