TROG

Meaning of TROG in English

/ trɒg; NAmE trɑːg/ noun

( BrE , informal ) a person with bad social skills and low intelligence

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WORD ORIGIN

1950s: abbreviation of troglodyte .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TROG — /trog/ , n. Chiefly Brit. Slang. a hooligan; lout. [ 1955-60; short for TROGLODYTE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROG — ~ 1 ■ noun Brit. informal a person regarded as contemptible or socially inferior. Origin 1950s: abbrev. of ~lodyte . …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TROG — trog BrE AmE trɒɡ AmE \ trɑːɡ trɔːɡ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TROG — n. sl. a term of contempt for a person; a lout or hooligan. [abbr. of TROGLODYTE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TROG — n. sl. a term of contempt for a person; a lout or hooligan. [ abbr. of TROGLODYTE ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TROG — n. sl. a term of contempt for a person; a lout or hooligan. Etymology: abbr. of TROGLODYTE
Oxford English vocab
TROG — [verb] [I usually + adverb or preposition] -gg- [UK] [informal] - to go somewhere in an informal way, usually by …
Cambridge English vocab
TROG — Noun. An ugly, uncouth person. Derived from troglodyte.
Slang English vocab
TROG — the name used by the British cartoonist Wally Fawkes (1924– ). He has drawn political cartoons for several newspapers, including …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TROG — n. 1. (vul) An Ork or Troll, highly insulting. From, "troglodyte;" 2. A form of communication similar to Cityspeak and …
Shadow Slang English vocab
TROG — (разговорное) идти, тащиться; еле волочить ноги
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TROG — v разг. идти, тащиться; еле волочить ноги
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TROG — (v) идти; тащиться
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TROG — (n) еле волочить ноги
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TROG — v разг. идти, тащиться; еле волочить ноги
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TROG — v разг. идти, тащиться; еле волочить ноги
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TROG — (разговорное) идти, тащиться; еле волочить ноги
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TROUGH — trog; cava
English interlingue dictionary
TRAY — porta-plate; trog. ASHTRAY: cindriere
English interlingue dictionary
HOD — mortre-trog, trog por briques, porta-brique
English interlingue dictionary
TRUANT — I. ˈtrüənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, vagrant, beggar, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROW — I. ˈtrō verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English trowen, trewen, from Old English trēowan, trēowian; akin to Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROUGH — I. ˈtrȯ]f sometimes ˈträ], chiefly by bakers ˈtrō, chiefly by Brit bakers ˈtrau̇, dial ]th or ]ft noun ( plural …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROGLODYTE — — troglodytic /trog'leuh dit"ik/ , troglodytical , adj. — troglodytism /trog"leuh duy tiz'euhm/ , n. /trog"leuh duyt'/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROGLOBIONT — /trog'leuh buy"ont/ , n. any creature having a cave-dwelling mode of life. Also called troglobite /trog"leuh buyt'/ . [ 1920-25; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROUGH — ˈtrō noun ( plural troughs ˈtrȯfs, ˈtrȯvz; ˈtrȯths, ˈtrȯ(th)z; ˈtrōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trog; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TROUGH — [trough] n, pl troughs [ME, fr. OE trog; akin to OHG trog trough, OE treow tree, wood--more at tree] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TROGLODYTE — [trog.lo.dyte] n [L troglodytae, pl., fr. Gk troglodytai, fr. trogle hole, cave (akin to Gk trogein to gnaw, Arm aracem …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PETROGRAPHY — [pe.trog.ra.phy] n [NL petrographia, fr. petr- + L -graphia -graphy] (1651): the description and systematic classification of rocks -- pe.trog.ra.pher …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TROUGH — / trɒf; NAmE trɔːf/ noun 1. [ C ] a long narrow open container for animals to eat or drink …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TREK — n. 25B6; noun a three-day trek across the desert : JOURNEY, trip, expedition, safari, odyssey; hike, march, slog, footslog, tramp, …
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