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Definitions for Pogy

[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.
[4] pogey(def 1) .
[5] plural pogies or pogy another name for the porgy
[6] plural pogies a variant spelling of pogey

Words nearby Pogy

pogonion, pogonip, pogonophoran, pogrom, pogson ratio, pogy, pohai, pohang, pohiri, pohjola, pohl

Origin of Pogy

11855–60, Americanism ; shortening of poghaden, paughagen (a Maine dial. term, perhaps < Eastern Abenaki ) + -y2

Word origin for Pogy

C19: perhaps from Algonquian pohegan menhaden