boogaleen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbuːɡəliː/,

/ˌbuːɡəˈliː/, U.S.

/ˈbʊɡəˌli/,

/ˌbʊɡəˈli/

Forms: 1900s– boogalee, 1900s– boogalie, 1900s– boogerlee, 1900s– bougalee, 1900s– bougalie, 1900s– bugalee.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.Perhaps < Louisiana French Creole: compare Louisiana French Creole boug man, guy, fellow ( < French bougre fellow: see bugger n.¹ and compare sense 3b at that entry), and perhaps compare also forms with a suffixed definite article: boug-la, lit. ‘the fellow’, boug-ye, lit. ‘the fellows’. Compare also Louisiana French bougre man, guy, buddy.

U.S. regional (chiefly Louisiana). Usually considered offensive, and frequently derogatory.

A. n.

A Cajun; a member of the Acadian communities of the southern bayou areas of Louisiana.

ΚΠ

1934 Internat. Bookbinder 35 164 The transients, negroes and the Boogalees all flock here.

1938 Amer. Photo-engraver Aug. 738/2 The hayseeds and bougalies from the nearby hills and bayous.

1968 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1985) I. 334/2 [New Orleans] Boogerlee—same as Frenchman. Another person in town spelled it ‘boogalee’. Common.

1998 Re: Tolerance, a Rant in neworleans.general (Usenet newsgroup) 8 Apr. I referred to my buddy as a bayou boogalee and they really started a bon fire.

2003 S. K. Bernard Cajuns i. 18 They called them names like ‘swamp rat’ and ‘bougalie’.

B. adj.

Cajun; of or relating to the Acadian communities of the southern bayou areas of Louisiana.

ΚΠ

1934 Senatorial Campaign Expenditures, 1932 (Louisiana): Hearings before U.S. Senate Special Comm. on Investig. Campaign Expenditures (73rd Congr., 2nd Sess.) II. 1686 Mr. Leslie. The fourth precinct is bougalie. Senator Connally. What do you mean, bougalie? Mr. Leslie. Stump jumpers that come from the country to take the city boys' jobs.

1944 Harper’s Mag. Jan. 136/1 The New Orleans Italians and Irish and boogalie French had gone [there] to hold their picnics and fish frys.

1960 W. Percy Moviegoer i. iii. 33 It was just like him to locate a cook-caretaker living right out there in the swamp and to line up some real boogalee guides.

1992 Mississippi Rev. 20 3 ‘My daddy used to say reading about a horse doesn't help.’ ‘Boogalee logic. Leave it to luck,’ Jay said.

2000 Re: Bill in neworleans.general (Usenet newsgroup) 28 Nov. I know a cajun dere who laks coonass, boogalee music.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boogalee
释义	boogaleen.adj. Brit. /ˈbuːɡəliː/, /ˌbuːɡəˈliː/, U.S. /ˈbʊɡəˌli/, /ˌbʊɡəˈli/ Forms: 1900s– boogalee, 1900s– boogalie, 1900s– boogerlee, 1900s– bougalee, 1900s– bougalie, 1900s– bugalee. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.Perhaps < Louisiana French Creole: compare Louisiana French Creole boug man, guy, fellow ( < French bougre fellow: see bugger n.¹ and compare sense 3b at that entry), and perhaps compare also forms with a suffixed definite article: boug-la, lit. ‘the fellow’, boug-ye, lit. ‘the fellows’. Compare also Louisiana French bougre man, guy, buddy. U.S. regional (chiefly Louisiana). Usually considered offensive, and frequently derogatory. A. n. A Cajun; a member of the Acadian communities of the southern bayou areas of Louisiana. ΚΠ 1934 Internat. Bookbinder 35 164 The transients, negroes and the Boogalees all flock here. 1938 Amer. Photo-engraver Aug. 738/2 The hayseeds and bougalies from the nearby hills and bayous. 1968 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1985) I. 334/2 [New Orleans] Boogerlee—same as Frenchman. Another person in town spelled it ‘boogalee’. Common. 1998 Re: Tolerance, a Rant in neworleans.general (Usenet newsgroup) 8 Apr. I referred to my buddy as a bayou boogalee and they really started a bon fire. 2003 S. K. Bernard Cajuns i. 18 They called them names like ‘swamp rat’ and ‘bougalie’. B. adj. Cajun; of or relating to the Acadian communities of the southern bayou areas of Louisiana. ΚΠ 1934 Senatorial Campaign Expenditures, 1932 (Louisiana): Hearings before U.S. Senate Special Comm. on Investig. Campaign Expenditures (73rd Congr., 2nd Sess.) II. 1686 Mr. Leslie. The fourth precinct is bougalie. Senator Connally. What do you mean, bougalie? Mr. Leslie. Stump jumpers that come from the country to take the city boys' jobs. 1944 Harper’s Mag. Jan. 136/1 The New Orleans Italians and Irish and boogalie French had gone [there] to hold their picnics and fish frys. 1960 W. Percy Moviegoer i. iii. 33 It was just like him to locate a cook-caretaker living right out there in the swamp and to line up some real boogalee guides. 1992 Mississippi Rev. 20 3 ‘My daddy used to say reading about a horse doesn't help.’ ‘Boogalee logic. Leave it to luck,’ Jay said. 2000 Re: Bill in neworleans.general (Usenet newsgroup) 28 Nov. I know a cajun dere who laks coonass, boogalee music. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1934
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