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soogee-moogee
soogee-moogee Naut. slang. (ˈsuːdʒiːˌmuːdʒiː) Also soogie-moogie, soojee-moojee, souji-mouji, sugi-mugi, etc. and without hyphens. [Origin unknown.] a. A mixture containing caustic soda used for cleaning paintwork and woodwork on ships and boats. Also attrib.1882 D. Kemp Yacht & Boat Sailing (ed. 3)...
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soogee
soogee (ˈsuːdʒiː) Also soogie, soujie, etc. = next.1944 Time 10 Jan. 4/3 A bucket of ‘soujge’. 1945 Seafarers' Log 7 Sept. 4/4 The old soogee bucket and paint brush will be working plenty overtime. 1953 J. Masefield Conway (rev. ed.) ii. 124 The recipe for the liquid used to clean ‘holy ground’ was ...
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strongers
strongers slang. (ˈstrɒŋəz) [f. strong a. + -er6.] 1. Naut. = soogee-moogee a.1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 135 Strongers, any strong cleaning preparation such as spirits of salt. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 202 Strongers, a compound cleaning mixture, caustic, etc., made up for use; also spirits o...
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