"yogger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yoggers [plural]
Etymology: From Romani yogger, yogengri (“gun”), from yog (“fire”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|rom|yogger}} Romani yogger Head templates: {{en-noun}} yogger (plural yoggers)
  1. (Romani slang) A gun.
    Sense id: en-yogger-en-noun-dcklm7iz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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