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- Dictionarybogging/ˈbɒɡɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. filthy or disgusting: informal Scottish, Northern Irish "the last of her coffee tasted bogging"
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Bogging definition: filthy; covered in dirt and grime. See examples of BOGGING used in a sentence.
verb. bogged; bogging. transitive verb. : to cause to sink into or as if into a bog (see bog entry 1) : impede, mire usually used with down. a car that had gotten bogged down in the mud. easy to get bogged down in the details. intransitive verb. : to become impeded or stuck usually used with down. Extra demand can cause the system to bog down. bog.
n. 1. a. An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow. b. Any of certain other wetland areas, such as a fen, having a peat substrate. Also called peat bog. 2. An area of soft, naturally waterlogged ground. 3.
Scottish informal filthy; covered in dirt and grime.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Jun 2, 2024 · bogging (comparative more bogging, superlative most bogging) (Scotland, vulgar, slang) Stinking; disgusting.
Definition of bog noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The earliest known use of the adjective bogging is in the 1970s. OED's earliest evidence for bogging is from 1973, in the writing of ‘J. Patrick’. bogging is formed within English, by derivation.
