Bogger

n.

Heard in Tipperary, Offaly, Kilkenny, Cork, Waterford, Mayo, Galway and Dublin

A person from the countryside or rural area.

The bogger's in town

Posh English

The rural gentleman has arrived in the city centre.

Same phrase, other counties

• Offaly
• Kilkenny
• Cork
• Waterford
• Mayo
• Galway
• Dublin

Related terms

• In the sticksIn the countryside; from a rural area.
• Bog trotterA person from the rural countryside, a rustic.
• As rare as rocking horse shitExtremely rare, something that is all but impossible to encounter.
• Uppinahape, like the man who married the fat womanDescription of feeling out of sorts especially on a monday morning.