pogy
(redirected from pogies)Also found in: Thesaurus.
po·gy
(pō′gē)n. pl. pogy or po·gies
See menhaden.
[Alteration of dialectal poghaden, perhaps of Eastern Abenaki origin.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
pogy
(ˈpəʊɡɪ; ˈpɒɡɪ)npl pogies or pogypl pogies
1. (Animals) another name for the porgy
2. (Social Welfare) a variant spelling of pogey
[C19: perhaps from Algonquian pohegan menhaden]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
po•gy1
(ˈpoʊ gi, ˈpɒg i)n., pl. (esp. collectively) -gy, (esp. for kinds or species) -gies.
1. surfperch.
2. menhaden.
[1855–60; shortening of poghaden (a Maine dial. term, perhaps < Eastern Abenaki); see -y2]
po•gy2
(ˈpoʊ gi)n., pl. -gies. Canadian Slang.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | pogy - money received from the state public assistance, social welfare, welfare - governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare" Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.