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gog¹
Where it comes from
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”).
noun
- Haste; ardent desire to go. Nay, you have put me into such a gog of going, I would not stay for all the world.
Gog²
Where it comes from
From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg).
proper noun
- 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, […]
Gog³
Where it comes from
From Welsh Gog.
noun Gogs
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Synonym of North Walian: a person from North Wales.
Similar: North Walian
Talk about this word "gog." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gog. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gog. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gog "gog." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gog.Cite this
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