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

Singular:

wog

Plural:

wogs

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.

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Initialism, coined by L. Ron Hubbard.

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Probably short for golliwog

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

From Wiktionary
Unknown.

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