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NoBicycle3932 t1_j28kgzh wrote

Reply to comment by crillc in I just realised my bog roll holder is sperm by Not_Not_Matt

"the bog" is British slang for toilet.

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North_South_Side t1_j2a1jq6 wrote

52 year old American here. Never heard this slang, despite watching tons of British TV/movies and visiting England twice in my life.

Learn something new every day. Today is my birthday, and I mark my 52nd year by learning that bog is slang for toilet in England.

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NoBicycle3932 t1_j2a206p wrote

Not just in England, but the whole of the UK and Ireland also, It's vulgar slang, but is still extremely common. you might hear "He's in the bog", or "Where's the bog?" etc. but is only really used amongst people you're very familar with. Also, Happy Birthday!

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StarkSamurai t1_j2a84cv wrote

The concerning thing to me is that chicken bog is a chicken and rice dish (usually with some other stuff added) commonly served in the southeast US

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NoBicycle3932 t1_j2ablyz wrote

If you ask for a bog in the UK or Ireland, you be will directed to the toilets, or possibly some nearby fields that are renowned for always being waterlogged. Be careful what you ask for in a restaurant...

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