Bogger

n.

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

A person from the countryside, not the city.

In use

Did you see the dopey head on that bogger?

Posh English

Did you observe the vacant expression on that rustic fellow?

Same phrase, other counties

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  • BogtrotterA person from the countryside, not from the city.
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