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

I wanted to show Mr Wog that I was not such a barbarian as he might imagine, and knew how to ask a civil question or two.

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Neither he nor Broadhem smoke, so we had Wog and the Bishop to ourselves for half an hour before going to bed.

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The struggle was chiefly in the water, the Pol-i-wog being better able to swim than the mermaid was to walk.

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"You must never ask for it, my darling girl," Wog had said quickly.

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The weapons of the Pol-i-wog were his teeth and his hind legs.

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