A 'skip' is an anglo saxon looking australian. As in Skippy the bush kangaroo. The steriotypical australian.
A 'wog' is a person of mediteranian descent in australia. It includes italians, greeks, yugoslavs and maltese. Though the italians wer also called 'daco's'. Ive been told that wog stands for western oriental gentleman but I doubt that was the origianl meaaning since it used to be an insult kinda like coon, nigger or nip. But now there isnt anywhere near as much ethnic hatred in australian societyso the terms can be used without too much hassle. Though if you use it infront of the older generation who still see it in the original context they can be offended.
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