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pogy

[ poh-gee, pog-ee ]

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noun

plural (especially collectively) pogy, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pogies.

porgy ( def 2 ).
a viviparous perch, Amphistichus rhodoterus, found in the shallow waters off the Pacific coast of the United States.
menhaden ( def ).

pogy

[ poh-gee ]

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noun

Slang.

plural pogies.

pogey ( def 1 ).

pogy

/ ˈpɒɡɪ; ˈpəʊɡɪ /

noun

pogiespogy another name for the porgy
pogies a variant spelling of pogey

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pogy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; shortening of poghaden, paughagen (a Maine dialectal term, perhaps from Eastern Abenaki ) + -y ²

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pogy¹

C19: perhaps from Algonquian pohegan menhaden

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Insulated handlebar covers that look like oven mitts, known as pogies, are popular.

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That could make available a few million pounds of the bait fish, which are also called pogies.

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They are also well known to recreational fishermen, who call them “pogy” and “bunker” and use them to catch larger fish like striped bass and bluefish.

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They determined a fishing expedition on June 6 caused the kill of the bait-fish pogies.

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Tarpon are fair around the passes and jetties on mullet and pogies.

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