Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bogon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bo-gon
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The imaginary elementary particle of bogosity; the anti-particle to the cluon.

Slang

noun

An invalid Internet Protocol packet, particularly one sent from an address that is not in use.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Chain book sellers are, by and large, bogon and bozon emitters like nothing you've ever seen."

Etymology

From bogus (“fake, phony”) + -on (“suffix used to form names of elementary particles or fundamental units”).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

bogons (plural)

Phrases

bogon filter

Frequently Paired Words

bogosity cluon

Questions

What does bogon mean?: The imaginary elementary particle of bogosity; the anti-particle to the cluon.
Where does bogon come from?: From bogus (“fake, phony”) + -on (“suffix used to form names of elementary particles or fundamental units”).

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