POGEY

Meaning of POGEY in English

[ 'pəʊgi ]

■ noun Canadian informal unemployment or welfare benefit.

Origin

C19: of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

POGEY — /poh"gee/ , n. , pl. pogeys , adj. 1. Slang. Also, pogy . a. a package of food, candy, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POGEY — n. (British) financial assistance for the needy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POGEY — pogey, pogie BrE AmE ˈpəʊɡ i AmE \ ˈpoʊɡ i ▷ pogey|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POGEY — n 1. welfare, "social assistance." That is, money received from the state due to unemployment or a low income. ("He …
Slang English vocab
POGEY — n (sl) гомосексуалист
Dirty English-Russian vocab
POGEY — cheques from unemployment insurance Some guys work all summer and collect pogey all winter.
English Idioms vocab
POGEY — checks from employment insurance Some guys work all summer and collect pogey all winter.
English Idioms vocabulary
POGEY — n AmE sl She was busy preparing a pogey for her man in stir — Она готовила передачу для мужа, находившегося …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
POGEY — n AmE sl She was busy preparing a pogey for her man in stir — Она готовила передачу для мужа, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
POGEY — pogey n AmE sl She was busy preparing a pogey for her man in stir Она готовила передачу для мужа, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
POGEY — he was busy preparing a pogey for her man in stir — Она готовила передачу для мужа, находившегося в тюрьме
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
POGEY BAIT — noun or po·gie bait ˈpōgē, -gi- Etymology: pogey, pogie probably alteration of pogy slang : candy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POGEY BAIT — Slang. 1. candy or a treat used to lure a child into a sexual situation. 2. See jail bait . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POGEY BAIT — U.S.M.C., World War I. Candy. Example: Eat too much of that pogey bait and you are going to rot your …
Slang English vocab
POGIE BAIT — noun see pogey bait
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POGY — pogy 1 /poh"gee, pog"ee/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) pogy , ( esp. referring to two or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POKEY — ■ noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. prison. Origin early 20th cent.: alt. of pogey (an early sense being 'hostel for …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POKEY — pok ‧ ey /ˈpəʊki $ ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English old-fashioned informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Probably …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POGY — n (sl) pogey q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
POGIE — n (sl) pogey q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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