Definition: wog (n); a thing

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  • Published 20200804
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A wog is a word for a thing

a polliwog, a golliwog

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Natalie D-Napoleon

Natalie D-Napoleon’s work has appeared in Meanjin, Australian Poetry Journal and Writer’s Digest, among others. She was awarded the Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize in...

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