gog
gog noun: haste; ardent desire to go.
Noun (1)
gog (uncountable)
Proper noun capitalized: Gog
Gog
- Gog and Magog, a figure (or two figures) mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Ezekiel 38 and 39, and variously identified by later writers with Satan or certain hostile nations. (See Revelation 20:8.)
- Replacement for the word God when swearing, forming vulgar minced oaths originating in the 14th century: by Gog’s wounds, Gog’s bread...
- By gogs bloud my maiſters, we will not put vp this ſo quietly, […]1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I
Noun (2) capitalized: Gog
Gog (plural Gogs)
- Synonym of North Walian: a person from North Wales.
- Synonyms:
- North Walian
Synonyms of gog
Forms of gog
| plural | Gogs |
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Origin of gog
Likely from agog; it appeared first as on gog. Attested from the 16th to 18th centuries. Compare French gogue (“sprightliness”), and Welsh gogi (“to agitate, shake”).
From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg).
From Welsh Gog.
Phrases with gog
Questions about gog
- What does gog mean?
- Gog means haste; ardent desire to go.
- What part of speech is gog?
- Gog can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of gog?
- The plural of gog is Gogs.
Words near gog in the dictionary
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