goog

Definition

An egg.

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)”).

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."