A bog man

phr.

Heard in Kilkenny

A derogatory term used by a town dweller for a country person.

In use

He's a right little bog man!

Posh English

He is a thoroughly provincial country bumpkin!

  • Bony arsed bog manA young farmer or rustic from the west of Ireland.
  • Like a bogSoaked in sweat to the point of resembling a peat bog.
  • Bog trotterA person from the countryside; a rural dweller.
  • BogRural areas around Sligo town, especially neighbouring counties such as Leitrim, Mayo…
  • Bog warriorA man from west Cork, typically from a farming background, who owns a digger or shovel…
  • Bog-trotter, bog-warriorA derogatory term for a rural person.