pogey

pogey or pogy [pohg-ee]

Noun

pl pogeys or pogies Canad slang

1. financial or other relief given to the unemployed by the government; dole

2. unemployment insurance [from earlier pogie workhouse]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pogey - money received from the state pogy, dole public assistance, social welfare, welfare - governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare" Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"

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pogey Canad. benefits, the dole Brit., Austral. welfare, social security, unemployment benefit, state benefit, allowance