What it means
Scottish slang for something properly disgusting, rank, or stomach-turning. You'd use it for rotten food, grim smells, filthy rooms, manky clothes, or anything that makes you recoil a bit and go aye, absolutely not. Usually spelled boggin' or bogging, and often beefed up with pure or actual.
Usage examples
"I opened the fridge and that leftover fish hit me. Pure boggin', pal, shut the door and chuck it before the whole flat stinks."
"These trainers are pure boggin after the festival, I'm not sure even the bin wants them."
"The changing rooms were boggin, so we got dressed in record time and legged it."
"That milk's gone boggin', mate. One sniff and your stomach starts filing complaints."
"Nah, I'm no sitting on that seat, it's boggin' and looks still damp from yesterday."
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