Meaning of oggy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Cornish pasty.
   Cornwall, Devon, UK, dialectal
2. An own goal.
   UK

Examples

“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.”

“Miners ate oggies down the Cornish mines, and one of Henry VIII's wives wrote a letter mentioning Cornish pasties[…]”

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

“'Dad, there's been an oggy!' The own goal, prized as it is, is something of a rare species at training grounds.”

“Euro 2024 was one own goal short of the all-time record for the most "oggies" at a single European Championship!”

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