as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
they're out of paper in the bog again
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Recent Examples of bog
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
This likely indicates that the bog butter once lay in a wooden container that has since decomposed.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024
Six generations of his family have farmed 135 acres of cranberry bogs in South Jersey.
—Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
And the theme of regret almost leads to these bog bodies being exhumed.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Sylvain has an encounter in the woods with a bog man and panic sets in.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
This likely indicates that the bog butter once lay in a wooden container that has since decomposed.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024
Six generations of his family have farmed 135 acres of cranberry bogs in South Jersey.
—Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
And the theme of regret almost leads to these bog bodies being exhumed.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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