BOGOFn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒɡɒf/, U.S.

/ˈbɔɡɔf/,

/ˈbɑɡɑf/

Forms: 1900s– BOGOF, 1900s– bogof.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English buy one get one free.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of the advertising slogan buy one get one free.

British.

‘Buy one get one free’: a retail offer whereby a customer who purchases a particular item receives another such free of charge; an item obtained in this way.

ΚΠ

1985 Progressive Grocer June 91 A recent buy-one, get-one-free (BOGOF) promotion.

1997 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 21 Dec. When a friend who was ill received a pot plant from her brother, she said: ‘What a lovely poinsettia’. He replied: ‘It's not a poinsettia, it's a BOGOF—Buy One Get One Free.’

2002 Grocer 9 Mar. 12/2 A proposal adopted by the European Commission in October and currently being debated by the European Parliament says retailers should be given greater flexibility to sell goods at a loss through hefty discounts, bogofs and other megadeals.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bogof
释义	BOGOFn. Brit. /ˈbɒɡɒf/, U.S. /ˈbɔɡɔf/, /ˈbɑɡɑf/ Forms: 1900s– BOGOF, 1900s– bogof. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English buy one get one free. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of the advertising slogan buy one get one free. British. ‘Buy one get one free’: a retail offer whereby a customer who purchases a particular item receives another such free of charge; an item obtained in this way. ΚΠ 1985 Progressive Grocer June 91 A recent buy-one, get-one-free (BOGOF) promotion. 1997 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 21 Dec. When a friend who was ill received a pot plant from her brother, she said: ‘What a lovely poinsettia’. He replied: ‘It's not a poinsettia, it's a BOGOF—Buy One Get One Free.’ 2002 Grocer 9 Mar. 12/2 A proposal adopted by the European Commission in October and currently being debated by the European Parliament says retailers should be given greater flexibility to sell goods at a loss through hefty discounts, bogofs and other megadeals. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1985
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