ogganition

English

Etymology

From Latin oggannio (“to yelp”) +‎ -tion.

Noun

ogganition (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, rare) A snarling or grumbling.
   • 1625, Richard Montagu, Appello Caesarem:

     Nor will I abstain, notwithstanding your ogganition, to follow the steps and practice of Antiquity […]

   • 1906, James Howard Mortimer, Confessions of a Book Agent, page 27:

     […] but when the animal instinct forces a show of pleasure, the bare teeth and the ogganition, like that produced by a dog in his sleep, is the result.