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Pogo vs Pogy - What's the difference?

pogo | pogy |

As a verb pogo

is .

As a noun pogy is

menhaden (fish).

pogo

English

Etymology 1

From pogo stick

Verb

(en verb)
  • To use a pogo stick
  • To dance the pogo
  • (cycling) To lift the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jump up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • A dance associated with 1970s punk rock movement in which participants jump up and down on the spot in the manner of someone riding a pogo stick

    • Etymology 2

    From Pogo

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • corndog on a stick, genericization of the trademark Pogo , which is a hot dog frankfurter weiner on a stick and covered in batter

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    pogy

    English

    Noun

    (pogies)
  • menhaden (fish)

    • Usage notes

    * Pogy'' is often confused with ''porgy , and therefore incorrectly applied to various fishes. (Webster 1913)