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- [bohg]
- /boʊg/
- /ˈboɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bohg]
- /boʊg/
Definitions of bogue word
- noun bogue a Mediterranean fish, Boops boops 3
- noun bogue a bayou, stream, or waterway. 1
- verb without object bogue (of a sailing vessel) to tend to fall off from the wind. 1
- noun bogue A species of sea bream native to the eastern Atlantic, Boops boops. 0
- noun bogue Bayou, waterway. 0
- verb bogue (nautical) To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward. 0
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Origin of bogue
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; (< Louisiana French) < Choctaw bok creek, stream, river
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Parts of speech for Bogue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bogue popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bogue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with bogue
- what does bogue mean?