Oggy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Cornish pasty. Cornwall, Devon, UK, dialectal

    "I was given them by a delightful Cornish lady who was quite taken with me and used to make the most delicious tiddy oggy pasties."

  2. 2
    An own goal. UK

    "A more recent City centre-half scored two 'oggies' in only 5 league appearances during the early 2000s."

Synonyms

All synonyms
tiddy oggy

Example

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"I was given them by a delightful Cornish lady who was quite taken with me and used to make the most delicious tiddy oggy pasties."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hoggan.

Etymology 2

Phonetic reading of OG, or OG + -y (diminutive suffix).

Related phrases

cornish pasty

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