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Trog vs Troy - What's the difference?

trog | troy |

As a noun trog

is a hooligan, lout.

As a proper noun Troy is

an ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

As an adjective troy is

of, or relating to, troy weight.

trog

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang, UK) A hooligan, lout.
  • * 1984 , (Martin Amis), Money , Vintage 2005, p. 253:
  • *:‘I'm sharing a cell with a couple of trogs who make you look like the swan of Avon.’

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    troy

    English

    (wikipedia Troy)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
  • A city in Alabama.
  • A city in Michigan.
  • A city in New York.
    • Synonyms
    * (l)
    Derived terms
    * Trojan * Trojan horse * Troyish

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) Troyes.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • derived from the city Troyes in France.
  • , originally transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.

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