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
Origin of wog
First recorded in 1925–30; perhaps shortening of golliwogg
Related formswog·gish, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for wog (1 of 2)
wog
1/ (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
2/ (wɒɡ) /
noun
slang, mainly Australian influenza or any similar illness
Word Origin for wog
C20: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for wog
wog
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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