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bog rat


Road or council workers, often also contracted to boggoes. Common on the Northern Beaches of Sydney in the 80s and probably into the 90s. May have been related to the lack of sewerage system on parts of the Northern Beaches at the time: Bloody bog rats never do any work. Also, boggo.