Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pogey

/ˈpəʊɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pogey
IPA: /ˈpəʊɡi/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poorhouse, workhouse, welfare office, charity hostel, etc.

Countable

noun

Government financial assistance, particularly employment insurance.

Canadian usage; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There were no jobs for the unemployed, however. And thus many hundreds of thousands went “on the pogey,” although all available evidence indicates that they loathed doing so. To accept relief was an admission of defeat and failure, a humiliating stigma, whether the relief was indirect or direct."

Etymology

1891, meaning "poorhouse", possibly from British hobo slang. 1954 assistance.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pogeys (plural) pogie (alternative) pogy (alternative)

Phrases

pogey bait

Frequently Paired Words

pogey bait

Synonyms

dole employment insurance EI unemployment insurance UI pancrack pogey house pogy

Homonyms

pogie

Rhymes With

yogi bogey bogie hoagie stogie dogie

Questions

How do you pronounce pogey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpəʊɡi/.
What does pogey mean?: A poorhouse, workhouse, welfare office, charity hostel, etc.
Where does pogey come from?: 1891, meaning "poorhouse", possibly from British hobo slang. 1954 assistance.

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