Of or relating to Irish people from rural boggy regions; also used as a verb meaning to walk or move through boggy terrain.
Present participle of bogtrot, formed by adding -ing to the verb form; maintains the same derogatory historical connotations when used as an adjective.
As a verb, 'bogtrotting' is actually descriptive of a real activity—people did need to traverse Irish bogs—but the term was weaponized as a slur, showing how language can twist practical descriptions into prejudice!
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