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Pogy vs Poky - What's the difference?

pogy | poky |

As nouns the difference between pogy and poky

is that pogy is menhaden (fish) while poky is a gambling device based on the card game poker or poky can be (slang) jail.

As an adjective poky is

slow or poky can be (of a room or other enclosed space) small and cramped.

pogy

English

Noun

(pogies)
  • menhaden (fish)

    • Usage notes

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

    poky

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pokey

    Etymology 1

    By shortening from

    Noun

    (pokies)
  • A gambling device based on the card game poker

    • Etymology 2

    (en)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • slow

    • Etymology 3

    (en)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a room or other enclosed space) small and cramped

    • Noun

    (pokies)
  • (slang) jail