BOGO

noun

BO·​GO ˈbō-(ˌ)gō 

plural BOGOs

US

: a sales promotion in which an item is offered free or at a reduced price when another item is purchased at full price

For those who want to save money at other grocery stores, keep an eye out for BOGOs.

—John Ewoldt

a BOGO sale

Examples of BOGO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scooter's Coffee offers BOGO deal on Father's Day Scooter's Coffee customers can redeem a buy one, get one drink offer on Sunday, June 15 in the Scooter's Coffee mobile app. —Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 June 2025

Mother’s Day at The Adventure Park at Storrs The Adventure Park at Storrs is welcoming mothers with its Mother’s Day BOGO promotion, according to the site. —Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025

The venue is offering a special Mother’s Day Weekend BOGO discount on select performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. —Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025

From May 5 to 9, nurses can get a BOGO MOD-size pizza or salad. —Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

buy one get one

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above