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'og

'og

See also: og, Og, OG, óg, òg, o. g., -og, and -óg

English

Noun

'og (plural 'ogs)

  1. (Britain, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of hog, particularly in its slang sense of shilling.
    1933, George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, xxix
    ’Ere y’are, the best rig-out you ever ’ad. A tosheroon [half a crown] for the coat, two ’ogs for the trousers, one and a tanner for the boots, and a ’og for the cap and scarf. That’s seven bob.’