soger UK /ˈsəʊd͡ʒə/US /ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚ/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(old-fashioned) A poor or lazy hand on a sailing vessel.The captain called him a "soger," and promised to "ride him down as he would the main tack;" and when officers are once determined to "ride a man down," it is a gone case with him. — 1834 verb1 •(old-fashioned) To shirk; to neglect one's work. formssogered · sogering · sogers