noun. Used as a disparaging term for a person of color, especially a person from northern Africa or western or southern Asia.

noun. Abbreviation of polliwog

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

noun. A minor illness, a bug, an insect or parasite.

noun. Any dark-skinned person. Most commonly used to refer to people of Indian, North African, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern ancestry.

noun. A person of Southern European, Mediterranean (especially Italian, Lebanese, and Greek people), or Middle Eastern ancestry or in some cases, Eastern European ancestry (compare wop).

noun. an acronym for "Without Goals", i.e. a person who is not a Scientologist.

noun. WOG = water-oil-gas, typically marked on valves indicating acceptable for use with these fluids.

verb. To steal.

noun. (offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia

"For the term wog, I recommend John Masters 'Bhowani Junction (see below)."

woggish  

person of color  person of colour  

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