Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goog

/ɡuːɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: goog
IPA: /ɡuːɡ/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An egg.

Australian usage; Slang

name

Example Sentences

"I always supposed he was called Goog because the tiny flattened ears did nothing to interrupt the goog-like sweep from crown to jaw."
"From its modest beginnings in one's diet as a boiled goog with toast soldiers, to the heady heights of the soufflé, the egg is the soul of French and English cuisine."
"Jade Raymond, the executive in charge of SG&E who previously worked at Sony (SNE), Electronic Arts (EA) and Ubisoft (UBSFF), will leave Google (GOOG) to “pursue other opportunities,” Harrison added."

Etymology

From Irish and Scottish Gaelic gog / gug, cf. googie, from gugaí / gogaí (“sound made by chickens, baby name for chicken, baby name for egg" (i.e. gug-gug-gugaí)”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, gog

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɡuːɡ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

googs (plural)

Phrases

full as a goog

Rhymes With

fugue doogh jugg shug glogg

Questions

How do you pronounce goog?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡuːɡ/.
What does goog mean?: An egg.
Where does goog come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce goog

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