goog
See also: GOOG
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Irish and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Scottish Gaelic gog/gug, cf. googie, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Irish and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Scottish Gaelic gugaí/gogaí "sound made by chickens, baby name for chicken, baby name for egg" (i.e. gug-gug-gugaí)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɡuːɡ/, /ɡʊɡ/
Noun
goog (plural googs)
- (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.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 53:
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.
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Noun
goog f (genitive singular goog, plural googyn)