gogga
/ˈxɔːxə
/ /ˈxɔːxɔː /noun South African informal
An insect or creepy-crawly: I was frightened by the goggas and crawling lizards...
- I slip out at night with a torch to check on nocturnal goggas.
- We are convinced there are many more cans of worms and goggas to be opened.
- If we remove the goggas from the cycles of life the entire biological network will fall apart.
Origin
Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi xo-xon, a collective term for slithering and creeping creatures.