[poh-gee, pog-ee] 
) -gy, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -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. |
[poh-gee] noun, plural -geys, adjective | 1. | Slang. Also, pogy.
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| 2. | Canadian Slang.
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| 3. | of, pertaining to, or obtained through charity or government relief: pogey shoes. |
| men·ha·den (měn-hād'n) n. pl. menhaden or men·ha·dens Any of several species of fish of the genus Brevoortia, especially B. tyrannus of American Atlantic and Gulf waters, used as a source of fish oil, fertilizer, and bait. Also called mossbunker, pogy. [Probably blend of Narragansett munnawhatteaûg, a herring-like fish; akin to munnohquohteau, he enriches the land (from its use as a fertilizer) and English dialectal poghaden (probably of Algonquian origin).] |
| po·gy (pō'gē) n. pl. pogy or po·gies See menhaden. [Alteration of dialectal poghaden, perhaps of Eastern Abenaki origin.] |