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wog

[wog]
–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


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.]
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