Meaning of bog | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking.
2. Initialism of boots on the ground.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Puffery, boastfulness.
   obsolete
4. Initialism of Bank of Ghana.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)
   specifically
6. Initialism of (Federal Reserve) Board of Governors.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
7. Boggy ground.
   uncountable
8. Confusion, difficulty, or any other thing or place that impedes progress in the manner of such areas.
   figuratively
9. A place to defecate: originally specifically a latrine or outhouse but now used for any toilet.
   Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang
10. An act or instance of defecation.
    Australia, New-Zealand, slang
11. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.
    US, dialectal
12. Chicken bog.
    US

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: fen, slough, moor”

“They that ride so... fall into foule Boggs.”

“Certaine... places [in Ireland]... which of their softnes are vsually tearmed Boghes.”

“Bog may by draining be made Meadow.”

“[W]e entered a region where the stream widened out and formed a considerable bog.”

“[Cedar Bog] is a living museum of plants that once were spread over a far wider area. It is the southernmost such alkaline bog in North America, and teachers take their classes there to study this unique natural area.[…]”

“You're dancing in quicksand Why don't you watch where you're wandering? Why don't you watch where you're stumbling? You're wading knee deep and going in And you may never come back again This bog is thick and easy to get lost in”

“U-Mos: 'The swamplands of Torvus are treacherous, and can hinder you considerably. Bear this in mind as you move through the bog.'”

“Bogs are acidic, nutrient poor, and have a low species diversity, whereas fens are less acidic and have higher nutrient levels and species diversity. Typically, the herbaceous layer in bogs is dominated by sphagnum moss, whereas[…]”

“Bogs are acidic peatlands, characteristic of boreal forests and mountainous regions (Figures 9.3 and 9.4). Their hydrology is precipitation driven as bogs do not receive floodwaters from neighboring rivers and streams[…]”

“Bogs are acidic peatlands, while fens are non-acidic peatlands. The thick mat of dead plants forms sphagnum moss and peat, which is where we get our peat moss. Over a long period of time, the bog may fill up and a forest will grow in[…]”

“He laughed each time a camel sank down, and he laughed as they strained and pulled and struggled to get the beast on to its clumsy feet again. So sure on sand, so clumsy in bog!”

“...quagmires and bogges of Romish superstition...”

“Last day my mind was in a bog.”

“He wandered out again, in a perfect bog of uncertainty.”

“I'm on the bog”

I'm sitting on/using the toilet

“I'm in the bog”

I'm in the bathroom

“Fearing I should catch cold, they out of pity covered me warm in a Bogg-house.”

“...That no dirt... be thrown out of any window, or down the bogs...”

“Bog, or bog-house, a privy as distinguished from a water-closet.”

“Our lodger had our upstairs, use of the stove, our tap, and our bog.”

“Damon does emphasize that great red rice should always be fluffy and never mushy like a rice bog.”

“I love Chicken Bog because it's one of those very regional recipes that has survived […] Don't skim or otherwise remove the fat from the stock though—it will help flavor the bog. Let the chicken cool and then pick the meat, setting it aside for the bog recipe that follows. The broth will[…]”

“Chicken and rice bog for their supper so she wouldn't have to cook.”

“Their bog it nuver ceases.”

“The BoG is a body of seven members located in Washington, appointed by the president and approved by the senate. The FOMC, which we think of as making monetary policy decisions, is made up of the members of the BoG plus the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and four other rotating regional reserve bank presidents.”

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