Grogan

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of excrement. A turd. slang
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

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