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trog en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /tɹɒɡ/ (UK)

Etymology

Short for troglodyte.

Meanings

  1. (UK, slang) A hooligan, lout.
    • ‘I'm sharing a cell with a couple of trogs who make you look like the swan of Avon.’ 1984, Martin Amis, Money, Vintage, published 2005, page 253:

Forms

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trogs Number=Plur lexicographic

trog en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /tɹɒɡ/ (UK)

Etymology

Unknown.

Meanings

  1. (slang) To walk laboriously; to trudge.
    • So down Westwood Road I trogged, looking left, looking right, searching high and low for Slade Alley. 2015, David Mitchell, Slade House:

Forms

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trogging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
trogged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
trogged Tense=Past lexicographic
trogs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

trog off