Bog hopper

n.

Heard in Mayo

A rustic person from a remote rural area.

In use

Did you see that bog hopper in the pub the last night, he still had cow shite all over him.

Posh English

Did you observe that rustic gentleman of the peat lands in the public house the other evening? He was still festooned in bovine manure.

  • Claw hopperA derogatory term for a rural country person or culchee.
  • Bog trotterA person from the rural countryside, a rustic.
  • Like a bogSoaked in sweat to the point of resembling a peat bog.
  • Bog-warriorA resident of a rural area, often used dismissively.
  • Ball hopperA person who makes provocative statements or insults in order to elicit a reaction.
  • Bony arsed bog manA young farmer or rustic from the west of Ireland.