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Pogy vs Fogy - What's the difference?

pogy | fogy |

As nouns the difference between pogy and fogy

is that pogy is menhaden fish while fogy is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

pogy

English

Noun

(pogies)
  • menhaden (fish)

    • Usage notes

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

    fogy

    English

    Noun

    (fogies)
  • *
  • *:“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy !—and yours are'' pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling ''à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.”
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