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grogan

grogan noun: a piece of excrement. A turd.

Noun

grogan

  1. (slang) A piece of excrement. A turd.

Proper noun capitalized: Grogan

Grogan (plural Grogans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Forms of grogan

pluralGrogans

Origin of grogan

Unknown.

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grúgáin (“descendant of Grúgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grúg (“anger”) or a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gruagáin (“descendant of Gruagán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gruag (“hair”). Compare McGrogan.

Questions about grogan

What does grogan mean?
Grogan means a piece of excrement. A turd.
What part of speech is grogan?
Grogan can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near grogan in the dictionary

  1. grog-blossoms
  2. grog-fight
  3. grog-fights
  4. grog-shanties
  5. grog-shanty
  6. grogan
  7. Grogans
  8. Grogg
  9. grogged
  10. grogger
  11. groggeries

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