wog
wog · wogs · wogged · wogging
To stealTo steal.
UK/wɒɡ/US/wɔɡ/
Meaning
2 senses(Australia, UK, dated)To steal.
(Australia, obsolete)(Of soldiers stationed abroad) to sell something, especially illicit or stolen goods, to the local inhabitants.
Origin
The origins are not entirely clear. The term was first noted by the lexicographer F.C. BowThe origins are not entirely clear. The term was first noted by the lexicographer F.C. Bowen in 1929, in his Sea Slang: a dictionary of the old-timers’ expressions and epithets, where he defines wogs as "lower class Babu shipping clerks on the Indian coast."
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Forms
wogs, wogging, wogged, woggedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle