gouger

== English == === Etymology === From gouge +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊdʒ.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊd͡ʒ.ɚ/ Rhymes: -aʊdʒə(ɹ) === Noun === gouger (plural gougers) Someone who gouges. (Ireland, slang) A thug or lout. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === From gouge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡu.ʒe/ Homophones: gougé, gougée, gougés, gougées, gougez, gougeai === Verb === gouger (transitive) to work (a material) with a gouge (transitive) to do (a soldered joint) again to eliminate roughness by deepening it ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written gouge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. === Anagrams === grogue