wog

[ wog ]

noun

, Chiefly British Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to any nonwhite person, especially a dark-skinned person of Middle Eastern or Southeast Asian origin or descent.

wog

¹

/ wɒɡ /

noun

1. slang.
   influenza or any similar illness

wog

²

/ wɒɡ /

noun

1. slang.
   a foreigner, esp one who is not White

Other Words From

• woggish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wog¹

First recorded in 1925–30; perhaps shortening of golliwogg

Word History and Origins

Origin of wog¹

C20: of unknown origin

Origin of wog²

probably from golliwog

Example Sentences

Ukrainian farmers use most of the 1.5 million tonnes of diesel they consumer each year, or more than 10% of Ukraine's annual fuel demand, in the spring season, said Taras Panasiuk, commercial director of petrol station operator WOG.

From Reuters

Using an app that’s supposed to find stations with gas, Myts, 26, cruised two stations that were dry before lucking out at a WOG near the city center.

From Washington Post

The gas station chain WOG limits customers to 10 liters per day — about 2.5 gallons — with its app, but with the fuel card, it’s possible to get 40.

From Washington Post

“I think that’s why he liked morning radio — because he worked in the morning and then went golfing,” Ms. Wog said.

From Washington Times

Sometimes they convey the terse relationship black folks have with these punks infiltrating the mainland — the song “Egg Raid on Mojo” from their first recorded work, “Polly Wog Stew,” is a true story about the band pelting eggs at one of the only black people they’d ever seen at a punk show for doing his job.

From Los Angeles Times