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BOGOF

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈbɒɡ.ɒf/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of buy one, get one free (“a retail promotion in which consumers may purchase two items for the usual price of one”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of

Examples

  • 2002, "Nothing to be Smug About", Alex Brummer, London Evening Standard, 13 November. At the Big Food Group, the new team headed by Bill Grimsey was quick to discover that turning the company around might be more difficult than it thought because of double counting of revenues as a result of bogof (buy one, get one free) promotions

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An item promoted in this way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of BOGOF.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

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