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ogin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑɡɪn/ (General-American)
• /ˈɒɡɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Unclear. Among various suggestions, it may be a corrupted form of hogwash (“swill”), of noggin (“a small measure of an alcoholic drink”), or of ocean.

Meanings

1. (UK) A large body of water including the sea or the ocean.
   • Nobody has yet put up a suitable argument for *never* going into the ogin to help someone who can't raise their own head above the surface... 2004 April 6, DannyBoy, “Man Overboard Statistics....”, in uk.rec.sailing (Usenet):

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