单词 | pogies |
释义 | pogies in British Englishplural noun 1. pogey 2. pogy pogey in British English or pogy (ˈpəʊɡɪ) nounWord forms: plural pogeys or pogies Canadian slang 1. financial or other relief given to unemployed people by the government; dole 2. unemployment insurance 3. a. the office distributing relief to unemployed people b. (as modifier) pogey clothes Word origin C20: from earlier pogie workhouse, of unknown originpogy in British English (ˈpəʊɡɪ, ˈpɒɡɪ) noun 1. Word forms: plural pogies or pogy another name for the porgy 2. Word forms: plural pogies a variant spelling of pogey Word origin C19: perhaps from Algonquian pohegan menhaden |
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