bog-hopper

Swedish translation: lantis, bonnläpp, bondlurk

19:48 Feb 16, 2010
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English term or phrase: bog-hopper
rasistiskt eller annars offensivt skällsord
lena blondel
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Local time: 23:07
Swedish translation:lantis, bonnläpp, bondlurk
Explanation:
Enligt Urban Dictionary är bog-hopper ursprungligen ett nedsättande ord för irländare, som kommit att användas i vidare bemärkelse om folk från landsbygden: "One who hails from the countryside, commonly used to refer to farmers, though the person in question does not necessarily have to be a farmer to be a bog hopper."
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Bog-Hopper
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lantis, bonnläpp, bondlurk


Explanation:
Enligt Urban Dictionary är bog-hopper ursprungligen ett nedsättande ord för irländare, som kommit att användas i vidare bemärkelse om folk från landsbygden: "One who hails from the countryside, commonly used to refer to farmers, though the person in question does not necessarily have to be a farmer to be a bog hopper."


    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bog%20hopper
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Reference: Bog-Hopper

Reference information:
BOG-RAT -- Used to describe Irish country folk. The word comes from the peat-bogs of Ireland.

BOG-HOPPER -- Please see "Bog-Rat ".

Link: http://feastofhateandfear.com/articles/from_aye.html

1. bog hopper

An Irishman.

A common expression for a couple of centuries.
Here comes that bog hopper and his goat.

2. bog hopper

One who hails from the countryside, commonly used to refer to farmers, though the person in question does not necessarily have to be a farmer to be a bog hopper.
"Mickey Joe is a smelly bog hopper."

Link: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bog hopper

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