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Porgy vs Surgy - What's the difference?

porgy | surgy |

As a noun porgy

is any of several fish of the family sparidae; the sea bream.

As an adjective surgy is

rising in surges or billows; full of surges; resembling surges in motion or appearance; swelling.

porgy

English

Noun

(porgies)
  • Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the sea bream.
  • # In particular, the scup (paugie).
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    surgy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Rising in surges or billows; full of surges; resembling surges in motion or appearance; swelling.
  • Over the surgy main. — Pope.
    (Webster 1913)