ogin

English

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Etymology

Unclear. Among various suggestions, it may be a corrupted form of hogwash (“swill”),[1] of noggin (“a small measure of an alcoholic drink”), or of ocean.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɡɪn
  • Hyphenation: o‧gin

Noun

ogin

  1. (Britain, chiefly nautical and navy) A large body of water including the sea or the ocean.
    • 2004 April 6, DannyBoy, in Man Overboard Statistics...., in uk.rec.sailing, Usenet:
      Nobody has yet put up a suitable argument for *never* going into the ogin to help someone who can't raise their own head above the surface...

References
  1. Chambers 21st Century Dictionary

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