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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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