WOG

Wog is a racial slur used to refer, in British English, to Black and South Asian people, and, in Australian English, to people from the Mediterranean region. Whilst extremely derogatory in British English, in Australian English it is offensive but may be considered non-offensive when used among those ethnic groups targeted by the slur and depending on how the word is used, due to reclamation and changing connotations. In the United Kingdom, it has usually been employed against people of black and South Asian origin or descent and maritime Southeast Asia and less typically to those from the Middle East and North Africa. It is generally considered similar to other racially abusive terms such as dago for Italians and Spaniards, spic for Hispanic and Latin American people or wop for Italians. In Australia, wog mostly refers to people from the Mediterranean region. This includes Southern European, Southeast European (Balkans) or MENA ethnicity, descent, and appearance, such as Italians, Greeks, Spaniards, Portuguese, Maltese, Croatian, Macedonian and Lebanese or other Arab Australians. The slur became widely diffused in Australia with an increase in immigration from Southern Europe and the Levant after the Second World War, and the term expanded to include all immigrants from the Mediterranean region and the Middle East.…

WOG may refer to: Wog, a slang word with several meanings Kelsey Wog (born 1998¹), Canadian swimmer The Wog, a Native American mythical beast Lord Bloody Wog Rolo (1945–2007) Australian activist World of Giants a 1959 US TV series WOG (gas stations), Ukraine WOG (valving), "water, oil, and gas" PSI rating for valves at 100F Wog movement, anti-Scientologists wog, ISO 639-3 code for the Wogamusin language of Papua New Guinea

See also

Wog Wog, NSW, Australia Wog Wog River, New South Wales, Australia Wog Wog Mountain, in the Budawang Range, New South Wales, Australia

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