POGY


Meaning of POGY in English

pogy 1

/poh"gee, pog"ee/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) pogy , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) pogies .

1. a porgy.

2. a viviparous perch, Amphistichus rhodoterus, found in the shallow waters off the Pacific coast of the U.S.

3. the menhaden.

[ 1855-60, Amer.; shortening of poghaden, paughagen (a Maine dial. term, perh. 2 ]

pogy 2

/poh"gee/ , n. , pl. pogies . Slang.

pogey (def. 1).

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .