oggy
oggy noun: a Cornish pasty.
Noun (1)
oggy (plural oggies)
- A Cornish pasty.
- Miners ate oggies down the Cornish mines, and one of Henry VIII's wives wrote a letter mentioning Cornish pasties[…]2012, Max Cryer, Curious English Words and Phrases, page 257
- Synonyms:
- tiddy oggy
Noun (2)
oggy (plural oggies)
- An own goal.
- A more recent City centre-half scored two 'oggies' in only 5 league appearances during the early 2000s.2012 January 31, David Collins, Gareth Bennett, Never Mind the Bluebirds: The Ultimate Cardiff City Quiz Book, The History Press, →ISBN, page 2
- 'Dad, there's been an oggy!' The own goal, prized as it is, is something of a rare species at training grounds.2019 October 17, Peter Crouch, I, Robot: How to Be a Footballer 2, Random House, →ISBN
Synonyms of oggy
Forms of oggy
| plural | oggies |
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Origin of oggy
From hoggan.
Phonetic reading of OG, or OG + -y (diminutive suffix).
Phrases with oggy
Questions about oggy
- What does oggy mean?
- Oggy means a Cornish pasty.
- What part of speech is oggy?
- Oggy is a noun.
- What is the plural of oggy?
- The plural of oggy is oggies.
Words near oggy in the dictionary
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