wog

[ wog ]

/ wɒg /

noun Chiefly British Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to any nonwhite person, especially a dark-skinned native of the Middle East or Southeast Asia.

Nearby words

woeful, woefully, woesome, wof, woffington, wog, woggle, wohlfahrtia, wohlfahrtiosis, wok, wokas

Origin of wog

First recorded in 1925–30; perhaps shortening of golliwogg

Related forms

wog·gish, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for wog (1 of 2)

wog

/ (wɒɡ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for wog

probably from golliwog

British Dictionary definitions for wog (2 of 2)

wog

/ (wɒɡ) /

noun

slang, mainly Australian influenza or any similar illness

Word Origin for wog

C20: of unknown origin

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