wog

[ wog ]

/ wɒg /

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noun Chiefly British Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to any nonwhite person, especially a dark-skinned person of Middle Eastern or Southeast Asian origin or descent.

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Origin of wog

First recorded in 1925–30; perhaps shortening of golliwogg

OTHER WORDS FROM wog

woggish, adjective

Words nearby wog

woeful, woefully, woesome, wof, Woffington, wog, woggle, Wöhler, wok, wokas, woke

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How to use wog in a sentence

I wanted to show Mr Wog that I was not such a barbarian as he might imagine, and knew how to ask a civil question or two.
Piccadilly|Laurence Oliphant
Neither he nor Broadhem smoke, so we had Wog and the Bishop to ourselves for half an hour before going to bed.
Piccadilly|Laurence Oliphant
The struggle was chiefly in the water, the Pol-i-wog being better able to swim than the mermaid was to walk.
Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches.|W. H. Rhodes
"You must never ask for it, my darling girl," Wog had said quickly.
The Drunkard|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

The weapons of the Pol-i-wog were his teeth and his hind legs.
Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches.|W. H. Rhodes

British Dictionary definitions for wog (1 of 2)

wog¹

/ (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)

wog²

/ (wɒɡ) /

noun

slang, mainly Australian influenza or any similar illness

Word Origin for wog

C20: of unknown origin

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