wog
[wog]
- a contemptuous term used to refer to any nonwhite person, especially a dark-skinned native of the Middle East or Southeast Asia.
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Origin of wog
First recorded in 1925–30; perhaps shortening of golliwogg
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"You must never ask for it, my darling girl," Wog had said quickly.
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Upon the piano—it was Wog's piano now, a present from Rita—was a massive photograph frame of silver.
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These kindly memories of this great day passed in reverie through the tear-charged heart of Wog.
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Rita, in her new-found love, her legitimate love, had never mentioned the poet to Wog.
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I am going to marry Dicker to-morrow morning, and by the time you see this—Wog will send it—I shall be married.
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wog1
- British slang, derogatory a foreigner, esp one who is not White
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Word Origin
probably from golliwog
wog2
- slang, mainly Australian influenza or any similar illness
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Word Origin
C20: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for wog
n.
c.1920, "a lower-class babu shipping clerk" [Partridge]; later World War II British armed forces slang for "native of India" (especially as a servant or laborer), possibly shortened from golliwog. Many acronym origins have been proposed, none found satisfactory.
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