WOG

wog

(noun) (offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

wog (plural wogs)

(British, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) Any dark-skinned person. It originally referred specifically to Indians, but later also applied to people of North African, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern ancestry.

(Australia, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of Southern European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Eastern European ancestry.

Synonyms

• (person of Italian descent): dago, Eyetie, goombah, greaseball, guido, guinea, wop

Verb

wog (third-person singular simple present wogs, present participle wogging, simple past and past participle wogged)

(Australia, WWII slang, obsolete) (Of soldiers stationed abroad) to sell something, especially illicit or stolen goods, to the local inhabitants.

(Australia, WWII slang, obsolete) To steal.

Etymology 2

Noun

wog (plural wogs)

Abbreviation of polliwog.

(nautical, slang) A pollywog, or sailor who has never crossed the Equator. Often referred to as either filthy, slimy, or even dirty wogs

Etymology 3

Noun

wog (plural wogs)

(Australia slang) A bug, an insect.

(Australia slang) A minor illness caused by bacteria, virus, intestinal parasite, etc.

(Australia slang, obsolete) A toy insect in parts that can be assembled, used in fund-raising games.

Etymology 4

Noun

wog (plural wogs)

(Scientology) A person who is not a Scientologist.

Anagrams

• Gow., gow

Noun

WOG (uncountable)

(piping, valves) Initialism of water-oil-gas, typically marked on valves that are acceptable for use with these fluids.

Anagrams

• Gow., gow

Source: Wiktionary



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