ogin
English
Alternative forms
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
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- Rhymes: -ɡɪn
- Hyphenation: o‧gin
Noun
ogin
- (UK, 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...
- 2004 April 6, DannyBoy, in Man Overboard Statistics...., in uk.rec.sailing, Usenet:
References
- ^ “Chambers 21st Century Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2015 February 11 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 March 2016