woegeous

English

Alternative forms

• wojus

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of woeful and atrocious or outrageous; or playful analogy with gorgeous.

Adjective

woegeous (comparative more woegeous, superlative most woegeous)

1. (Ireland, colloquial) Of poor quality; woefully bad; awful.
   • 2008, Kate Thompson, Love Lies Bleeding, New Island, →ISBN, page 47:

     The weather forecast is woegeous. Imagine being stuck in a field in Galway with the wind and the rain lashing down.

   • 2008 (2 March), "Doctor J" comment #16 in thread "EBMM Petrucci on chrisguitars, someone here snap this up quick!" on Boards.ie:

     She's pig ugly, cap'n. I've never seen a more woegeous body shape without a BC Rich logo on it!

   • 2012, Paul Howard, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Miseducation Years, O'Brien, →ISBN, page 135:

     Unfortunately, the Good Lord has proven himself something of a miser with regard to this year's gift. The Senior Cup team this year is – not to put too fine a point on it – bloody woegeous.

   • 2012, Marian Keyes, The Mystery of Mercy Close Ch.5 p.35 (Penguin 2012, →ISBN:

     But in nearly every other way the ex-coppers are hopeless as PIs. Oh woegeous.

Derived terms

• woegeously

Adverb

woegeous

1. (Ireland, colloquial) Awfully; extremely.
   • 1998, Pat Kinevan, “The nun's wood”, in Fishamble, Pigsback: first plays, New Island, published 2002, →ISBN, page 433:

     I love him woegeous, ye know.