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Grogan¹

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Grogans

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

grogan²

Where it comes from

Unknown.

noun

  1. slang A piece of excrement. A turd.

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"grogan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grogan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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grogan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grogan

Chicago

"grogan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grogan.

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@misc{grogan_2026,
  title = {grogan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grogan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}