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oggy

noun

Etymology

Phonetic reading of OG, or OG + -y (diminutive suffix).

Definitions

  1. A Cornish pasty.

    • Miners ate oggies down the Cornish mines, and one of Henry VIII's wives wrote a letter mentioning Cornish pasties[…]

  2. An own goal.

    • A more recent City centre-half scored two 'oggies' in only 5 league appearances during the early 2000s.
    • 'Dad, there's been an oggy!' The own goal, prized as it is, is something of a rare species at training grounds.
    • Euro 2024 was one own goal short of the all-time record for the most "oggies" at a single European Championship!

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA