goog
See also: GOOG
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of googie, from Scottish Gaelic.
Pronunciation
- (UK) 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.
Manx
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
goog | ghoog | ngoog |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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