English
wog
see also: WOG
Pronunciation Noun

wog (plural wogs)

  1. (British, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) Any dark-skinned person. It originally referred specifically to Indians, but later also applied to people of North African, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern ancestry.
  2. (Australia, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of Southern European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Eastern European ancestry.
Synonyms Translations Verb

wog (wogs, present participle wogging; past and past participle wogged)

  1. (Australia, WWII slang, obsolete) (Of soldiers stationed abroad) to sell something, especially illicit or stolen goods, to the local inhabitants.
  2. (Australia, WWII slang, obsolete) To steal.
Noun

wog (plural wogs)

  1. Abbreviation of polliwog#English|polliwog.
  2. (nautical, slang) A pollywog, or sailor who has never crossed the Equator. Often referred to as either filthy, slimy, or even dirty wogs
Noun

wog (plural wogs)

  1. (Australia slang) A bug, an insect.
  2. (Australia slang) A minor illness caused by bacteria, virus, intestinal parasite, etc.
  3. (Australia slang, obsolete) A toy insect in parts that can be assembled, used in fund-raising games.
Noun

wog (plural wogs)

  1. (Scientology) A person who is not a Scientologist.
    • 2012, Bruce Clark, Love, Sex, Fleas, God
      At the Org there were mixed feelings towards wogs because, at any given time, there were wogs in our midst. Wogs coming in off the street in search of Scientology services were looked upon favourably […]
WOG
Noun

wog (uncountable)

  1. (piping, valves) Initialism of water#English|water-oil#English|oil-gas#English|gas, typically marked on valves that are acceptable for use with these fluids.


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