pogey

pogey, pogy [ˈpəʊgɪ]

n pl pogeys, pogies Canadian slang

1. (Social Welfare) financial or other relief given to the unemployed by the government; dole

2. (Social Welfare) unemployment insurance

3. (Social Welfare)

a.  the office distributing relief to the unemployed

b.  (as modifier) pogey clothes

[from earlier pogie workhouse, of unknown origin]

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Noun

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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"