goog

See also: GOOG

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of googie, from Scottish Gaelic.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡuːɡ/, /ɡʊɡ/

Noun

goog (plural googs)

  1. (Australia, slang) An egg.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 53:
      I always supposed he was called Goog because the tiny flattened ears did nothing to interrupt the goog-like sweep from crown to jaw.

Derived terms

References
  • goog", entry in 1984, Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 2008, page 299.

Anagrams

Manx

Etymology

Noun

goog f (genitive singular goog, plural googyn)

  1. toy

Synonyms

Mutation
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possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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