| 单词 | on pogey |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (the) pogey 2. Relief given to the needy from national or local funds; unemployment benefit. on (the) pogey: on the dole. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > state allowance benefit1911 welfare benefit1913 welfare cheque1922 social security1943 pogey1954 entitlement programme1956 SS1963 social1966 welfare1970 social benefit1972 relief1995 1954 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 6 Jan. 4 The lass was entitled to go on the pogey so work shouldn't interfere with her necking. 1960 Maclean's 2 Apr. 54/2 Today unemployment-insurance payments are often referred to as pogey. 1964 H. T. Barker Ice Road 49 During the winter we lived on turnips, potatoes, canned clams and the pogy, and Mother and I would hook rugs for the tourist trade. 1976 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 6 Jan. 1/6 The Kingston area's fourth largest and fastest growing industry is unemployment insurance—pogey or, if you wish, the dole. 1992 C. Wilkins Wolf's Eye 37 God, you must have spent a fortune. Prawns. Artichokes. Lobster tails... You want me to end up on pogey? < as lemmas |
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