po·gy (p  g )n. pl. pogy or po·gies See menhaden. [Alteration of dialectal poghaden, perhaps of Eastern Abenaki origin.] |
pogy [ˈpəʊgɪ ˈpɒgɪ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) pl pogies, pogy another name for the porgy
2. (Social Welfare) pl pogies a variant spelling of pogey
[perhaps from Algonquian pohegan menhaden]
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| Noun | 1. | pogy - money received from the state 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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