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• "wog"

  (Word Origins)
  
  

  
     "Wog", a chiefly British, derogatory word for someone from the
  Middle or Far East, does NOT stand for "wealthy/Western/wily/
  wonderful/worthy Oriental gentleman", or for "worker on Government
  service".  It may be a shortening of "golliwog".

  
  
  Source: [Mark Israel, 'Word Origins: "wog"', The alt.usage.english FAQ file,(line 4354), (29 Sept 1997)]
  
  
  
  

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