Gog

See also: gog and gőg

Contents

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Gog

1. Gog of Magog, a figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Ezekiel 38 and 39, and identified by many with Satan. (See the writings of the Apostle John in Revelation 20:8.)
2. (historical) Replacement for the word God when swearing, forming vulgar minced oaths originating in the 14th century: by Gog's wounds, Gog's bread...

Etymology 2

Noun

Gog (plural Gogs)

1. (Britain, slang) A person from north Wales.

Anagrams

• Ogg

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Welsh

Etymology

Likely a clipping of gogleddwr (“northerner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔɡ/

Noun

Gog m or f (plural Gogs)

1. (colloquial) a person from North Wales

Antonyms

• hwntw

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Gog	Og	Ngog	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.