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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