Definition of "wog" []

• Chiefly British Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of color, especially a person from northern Africa or western or southern Asia. (noun)

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• "For the term wog, I recommend John Masters 'Bhowani Junction (see below)."
• "And I stick by the term wog from the bog - I had no intention of offending anybody, I just think its funny."
• "In any case, the origin of the word wog is unknown."