wog
British racial epithet
Wog is a derogatory British slang term for a nonwhite person, especially someone of Middle Eastern, South Asian, or Mediterranean origin.
The word is offensive and carries strong racist connotations.
In Australian slang, wog refers specifically to Southern European immigrants, particularly Greeks and Italians, though some communities have reclaimed it with ironic affection: wog food, wog humor.
Expressing criticism or disrespect
- racistOne prejudiced by ethnicity
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- ethnicOf a cultural group
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
discrimination · prejudice · xenophobia · insult · slang · British · Australian · pejorative
Crawling creature or defect
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- sicknessBodily disorder or disease
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
cold · stomach · gastro · queasy · unwell · nausea · Australian · colloquial
Immature frog stage
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- gadgetNovel small device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
derogatory
Expressing criticism or disrespect
- racistOne prejudiced by ethnicity
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- ethnicOf a cultural group
immigrant · discrimination · prejudice · xenophobia · insult · slang · British · Australian · pejorative · colonial
bug
Crawling creature or defect
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- sicknessBodily disorder or disease
infection · cold · stomach · gastro · queasy · unwell · nausea · Australian · colloquial · ailment
pollywog
Immature frog stage
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- gadgetNovel small device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
thingamajig · doohickey · widget · gizmo · whatsit
wogperson
Human individual
human being · individual · citizen · neighbor · community member