Bogan Word list How many of these words will Aussie pollies drop this election? A Anzac, Anzacs, Anzac Day (i.e. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Aria Awards, Arias (music awards presented by the Australian Recording Industry Association; the Australian equivalent of the Grammys and the Brits) asylum-seeker (someone who has applied for asylum in a country not their own and who is awaiting a decision as to their status as a refugee) B bloody (colloquial, intensifier signifying approval or disapproval) bludger (colloquial, a lazy person who lives off the generosity of others) bogan (colloquial, mildly derogatory, a person, generally from an outer suburb of a city or town and from a lower socioeconomic background, viewed as uncultured) bonzer (not bonza) (colloquial, excellent) boofhead (colloquial, a fool, typically a male) bro, bra, budda, brudda (all are acceptable, male friend or relative) burl (“Give it a burl!”) (colloquial, to make an attempt)