wog
IPA: wˈɔg
noun
- (Britain, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) Any person who looks in-between "white" and "black": originally specifically an Indian, but later also broadened to anybody of Middle Eastern or Mediterranean descent.
- (Australia, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) Specifically someone of Mediterranean descent.
- (Scientology, often attributive) A person who is not a Scientologist.
- (nautical, slang) A pollywog, or sailor who has never crossed the Equator.
- (Australia slang) A bug, an insect.
- (Australia slang) A minor illness caused by bacteria, virus, intestinal parasite, etc.
- (Australia slang, obsolete) A toy insect in parts that can be assembled, used in fund-raising games.
- A surname.
- Clipping of polliwog. [(US, dialectal) A tadpole.]
- Abbreviation of Winter Olympic Games.
- (piping, valves) Initialism of water-oil-gas, typically marked on valves that are acceptable for use with these fluids.
verb
- (Australia, WWII slang, obsolete) (Of soldiers stationed abroad) to sell something, especially illicit or stolen goods, to the local inhabitants.
- (Australia, UK, dated) To steal.
adjective
- Abbreviation of whole-of-government.
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Examples of "wog" in Sentences
- Grandma always called me a little wog when I was acting up
- My cousin Joey has a thick Australian accent and sometimes I have trouble understanding his wogs
- The cute little wog kept following me around the park, begging for scraps of food
- The movie we watched last night had an interesting character who was always referred to as a wog
- I overheard some kids at school using the word wog in a derogatory way and it made me really upset
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