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wog

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–noun Chiefly British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
any nonwhite, esp. a dark-skinned native of the Middle East or Southeast Asia.
Origin:
1925–30; perh. shortening of golliwogg

Related forms:
woggish, adjective
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wog   (wŏg)   
n.   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.

[Probably short for golliwog.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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wog 
c.1920, "a lower-class babu shipping clerk" [Partridge]; later World War II British armed forces slang for "native of India" (especially as a servant or laborer), possibly shortened from golliwog. Many acronym origins have been proposed, none found satisfactory.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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