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Brogged vs Bogged - What's the difference?

brogged | bogged |

As verbs the difference between brogged and bogged

is that brogged is (brog) while bogged is (bog).

brogged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (brog)

    • 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)

    bogged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bog)

    • 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

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