wog

[ wog ]

nounChiefly British Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to any nonwhite person, especially a dark-skinned person of Middle Eastern or Southeast Asian origin or descent.

Origin of wog

1
First recorded in 1925–30; perhaps shortening of golliwogg

Other words from wog

  • woggish, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for wog (1 of 2)

wog1

/ (wɒɡ) /


noun
  1. British slang, derogatory a foreigner, esp one who is not White

Origin of wog

1
probably from golliwog

British Dictionary definitions for wog (2 of 2)

wog2

/ (wɒɡ) /


noun
  1. slang, mainly Australian influenza or any similar illness

Origin of wog

2
C20: of unknown origin

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