| Definitions | noun
- (British, _, slang) A pejorative term for any dark-skinned person. Most commonly used to refer to people of Indian, North African, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern ancestry.
- (context, Australian, _, slang, pejorative) A person of Southern European, Mediterranean (especially Italian, Lebanese, and Greek people), or Middle Eastern ancestry or in some cases, Eastern European ancestry (c.f. wop).
- Abbreviation of polliwog
- (Australian English) A minor illness
- (context, Scientology) A person who is not a Scientologist
- (context, piping/valves) WOG = water-oil-gas, typically marked on valves indicating acceptable for use with these fluids
Etymology: The etymologies of the British and Australian slang terms are uncertain; however, many dictionaries state the term is perhaps an abbreviation of golliwog.The Scientology term is a coinage by w:L. Ron Hubbard, L. Ron Hubbard.
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