The Australian bogan has made it into one of the English language's most hallowed bastions.

The Oxford English Dictionary has added "bogan" to its list of new words being added to the dictionary this month.

The dictionary, which was first published in 1895, says bogan is a "depreciative term for an unfashionable, uncouth, or unsophisticated person, especially of low social status".

Australia's Macquarie Dictionary already defines a bogan as a "person, generally from an outer suburb of a city or town and from a lower socio-economic background, viewed as uncultured."

The Macquarie also offers various state-based alternatives including "bevan" and "bev-chick" (Queensland); "bog" (WA); "booner" or "charnie bum" (ACT); "chigger" (Tasmania); and "scozzer" (Victoria).

Other terms being added to the OED this month include "cybercast"; "paywall"; "quantitative easing" and "carpet-bomb".