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po·gy
1
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ˈpoʊ
gi
,
ˈpɒg
i
/
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[
poh
-gee
,
pog
-ee
]
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noun,
plural
(
especially collectively
)
po·gy,
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
po·gies.
1.
a porgy.
2.
a viviparous perch,
Amphistichus rhodoterus,
found in the shallow waters off the Pacific coast of the U.S.
3.
the menhaden.
Origin:
1855–60,
Americanism
;
shortening of
poghaden, paughagen
(a Maine dial. term, perhaps <
Eastern Abenaki
) +
-y
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po·gy
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gi
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[
poh
-gee
]
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noun,
plural
po·gies.
Slang
.
pogey
(
def. 1
)
.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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World English Dictionary
pogey
or
pogy
(ˈpəʊɡɪ)
—
n
,
pl
pogeys
,
pogies
1.
financial or other relief given to the unemployed by the government; dole
2.
unemployment insurance
3.
a. the office distributing relief to the unemployed
b. (
as modifier
):
pogey clothes
[C20: from earlier
pogie
workhouse, of unknown origin]
pogy
or
pogy
—
n
[C20: from earlier
pogie
workhouse, of unknown origin]
pogy
(ˈpəʊɡɪ, ˈpɒɡɪ)
—
n
,
pogies
,
pogy
,
pogies
1.
another name for the
porgy
2.
a variant spelling of
pogey
[C19: perhaps from Algonquian
pohegan
menhaden]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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