WOG


Meaning of WOG in English

I. ˈwäg

Scotland

variant of wag

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: sometimes capitalized

Etymology: probably short for golliwog

1. : a native of a Middle or Far Eastern country — usually used disparagingly

2. : a usually dark-skinned foreigner — usually used disparagingly

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably short for polliwog

chiefly Australia : a pathogenic microorganism

the oxygen in the air immediately kills the wogs that have caused the trouble — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin

broadly : an injurious or repugnant organism

spiders, centipedes, beetles, and innumerable other wogs — I.L.Idriess

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