Wog Definition

wŏg
wogs
noun
A nonwhite person, esp. a dark-skinned person, as one who is Arab or black.
Webster's New World
Used as a disparaging term for a person of color, especially a person from northern Africa or western or southern Asia.
American Heritage

Abbreviation of polliwog.

Wiktionary

(nautical, slang) Short for pollywog, or a sailor who has never crossed the Equator. Often referred to as either filthy, slimy, or even dirty wogs.

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(Australia slang) A minor illness, a bug, an insect or parasite.

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verb

(slang) To steal.

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Other Word Forms of Wog

Noun

Singular:
wog
Plural:
wogs

Origin of Wog

  • The claim that it is an acronym for Westernised Oriental gentleman is demonstrably false, as this etymology does not seem to occur before the 1960's although the term had been in use for over a hundred years at that point.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps an abbreviation of golliwog.

    From Wiktionary

  • Initialism, coined by L. Ron Hubbard.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably short for golliwog

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Abbreviation of polliwog.

    From Wiktionary

  • Unknown.

    From Wiktionary

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