Ogin

//ˈɑɡɪn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large body of water including the sea or the ocean. UK

    "Nobody has yet put up a suitable argument for *never* going into the ogin to help someone who can't raise their own head above the surface..."

Example

More examples

"Nobody has yet put up a suitable argument for *never* going into the ogin to help someone who can't raise their own head above the surface..."

Etymology

Unclear. Among various suggestions, it may be a corrupted form of hogwash (“swill”), of noggin (“a small measure of an alcoholic drink”), or of ocean.

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