A South African English term for an insect or bug, often used informally or affectionately.
From Afrikaans or Khoisan languages of South Africa, reflecting the influence of indigenous and colonial languages on South African English vocabulary.
The word 'gogga' is a wonderful example of how English varies around the world—South Africans have their own word for bugs that American or British English speakers would never use, showing how each region develops its own flavor of the language.
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