pogy

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[ poh-gee, pog-ee ]

noun,plural (especially collectively) po·gy, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) po·gies.
  1. a viviparous perch, Amphistichus rhodoterus, found in the shallow waters off the Pacific coast of the United States.

Origin of pogy

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An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; shortening of poghaden, paughagen (a Maine dialectal term, perhaps from Eastern Abenaki ) + -y2

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pogy2
[ poh-gee ]

noun,plural po·gies.Slang.

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British Dictionary definitions for pogy

pogy

/ (ˈpəʊɡɪ, ˈpɒɡɪ) /


noun
  1. plural pogies or pogy another name for the porgy

  2. plural pogies a variant spelling of pogey

Origin of pogy

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C19: perhaps from Algonquian pohegan menhaden

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