What is Oggy?

“hey did you know if you rearrange the words in gogy it spells oggy?” -Tommyinnit

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Oggy - what is it?

As in Cornwall, there is traditionally an oggie (also spelled oggy) made in Wales. The Welsh oggie comprises a pastry shell containing Welsh beef, leeks, potato, onions & gravy.

Traditionally the crust of the oggie was designed for miners to hold whilst eating the pasty. This crust would take all the coal, dust, grime and arsenic sometimes found on the fingers of the miners ensuring the remainder of the pasty was edible. According to folklore this dirty crust was discarded over the shoulder into the depths of the mine to the cry of “OGGIE!” in an attempt to placate the evil spirits which were thought to inhabit the mines. (Info taken from: the website of The Welsh Oggie Company)

I'm having an oggie for lunch today.

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What does "Oggy" mean?

The Cornish term for a pasty. Also, an oft-used chant at Cornish rugby games (and football games, when crowds turn up for them).

"Got oggies fer tea, ivus?"
"Oggy! Oggy! Oggy!" "Oi! Oi! Oi!"

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Oggy - what does it mean?

An oggie is a Cornish Pasty. Originally these were eaten by miners in Cornwall, a county in the extreme southwest of England. Basically it is pastry wrapped around a filling. Originally the filling was savory at one end and sweet at the other. Oggies nowadays are usually savory and have potatoes, vegetables, and meat inside but there are many varieties.

The really cool thing about Oggies is that you can eat them one handed without making a mess and there is nothing to throw away after because you eat it all.
You can eat them hot or cold.

Tiddy Oggies is another name for the Oggie but mostly just potatoes and/or vegetables.

So Oggies are nothing at all like women.

Charles: You know, Cecile old gel, whenever I visit Bodmin I always like to grab an oggie.

Cecile: Woy don't ee like to grab I, then?

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Oggy - meaning

A sports chant, reinvented by welshman Max Boyce in the mid 70's. It is incredibly frequently used in Wales and by the college director on popular british television show, Skins, to little avail. The chant goes ;