by DJ Pink Sock August 29, 2008
by bionicanaconda May 31, 2009
Short for golliwog - a doll characterised by black skin, white rimmed eyes, red lips and frizzy hair.
Wog became racist slang in the UK to describe black people and later in Aus. to describe darker skinned Aussies.
Wog became racist slang in the UK to describe black people and later in Aus. to describe darker skinned Aussies.
by Hairy Pot-Herb December 20, 2020
1. Prior to its modern usage, the word was used to describe a virus.
i.e. if many people are suffering colds and 'flu, you may hear older Australians say things like, 'there seems to be a wog going around'.
2. An abbreviation of golliwog, a black faced minstrel doll. The word was originally used by whites in England to described black people.
When the 10 pound pomegranates (poms) came to Aus. during the 'White Australia Policy' there weren't many blacks in the cities so the slang morphed to describe the darker skinned, dark haired locals which at the time were mainly Greeks and Italians.
Later as more Mediterranean immigrants arrived; Lebanese, Maltese, etc., they were also called wogs.
Even caucasian looking immigrants were branded as wogs due to non-English accents. Eventually the word applied to any Australian without English heritage or surname, even those born in Aus. with Aus. accents, particularly if they had darker features.
i.e. if many people are suffering colds and 'flu, you may hear older Australians say things like, 'there seems to be a wog going around'.
2. An abbreviation of golliwog, a black faced minstrel doll. The word was originally used by whites in England to described black people.
When the 10 pound pomegranates (poms) came to Aus. during the 'White Australia Policy' there weren't many blacks in the cities so the slang morphed to describe the darker skinned, dark haired locals which at the time were mainly Greeks and Italians.
Later as more Mediterranean immigrants arrived; Lebanese, Maltese, etc., they were also called wogs.
Even caucasian looking immigrants were branded as wogs due to non-English accents. Eventually the word applied to any Australian without English heritage or surname, even those born in Aus. with Aus. accents, particularly if they had darker features.
These wogs are ruining our country, even though they come here to get jobs, start businesses, build houses, employ locals, buy goods and services and stimulate our economy which makes us all better off. The taxes they pay do help fund my unemployment benefits so I shouldn't really complain but I don't like to see wogs in my city because I'm a racist arsehole.
by אַטהעיסט בונדיסט July 27, 2019
Derived from the term 'golliwog'.
The latter as I'm sure you know have dark skin and afro-like hair.
Usually used as a racist comment by bigots and er.... Racists
The latter as I'm sure you know have dark skin and afro-like hair.
Usually used as a racist comment by bigots and er.... Racists
That afro-carribean is a wog
by Groom July 27, 2005
The Witnesses Of God's Salvation WOGS- a gospel rap group in Kampala Uganda consisting of two hot young emcees, Patrick Ocira aka PatO Plus ie PatO+ and Emmanuel Paul aka Emma Ends. The WOGS are based on Acts 1:8
by Bujju January 9, 2004