'og

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard spelling of hog, particularly in its slang sense of shilling. UK, alt-of, dialectal, nonstandard, slang

    "“’Ere y'are, the best rig-out you ever ’ad. A tosheroon [half a crown]^([sic]) for the coat, two ’ogs for the trousers, one and a tanner for the boots, and a ’og for the cap and scarf. That's seven bob.”"

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"“’Ere y'are, the best rig-out you ever ’ad. A tosheroon [half a crown]^([sic]) for the coat, two ’ogs for the trousers, one and a tanner for the boots, and a ’og for the cap and scarf. That's seven bob.”"

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