Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pogo stick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: pogo -stick
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toy, used for hopping up and down on, consisting of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other.

noun

Synonym of tailstand.

Informal

Example Sentences

"[…]when the German engineers test British-bound trains, they use imported lengths of our buggered, privatized tracks because the decently maintained European rails won’t provide accurate testing conditions. Who really won the ruddy war? I should have fled the Hogginses up the Great North Road on a ruddy pogo stick."
"An internal cargo handling winch and “pogo stick” are provided for handling cargo inside the main cargo area."

Etymology

An acronym of the surnames of German inventors Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall, trademarked.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

pogo sticks (plural)

Phrases

pogo-stick

Synonyms

tailstand

Questions

What does pogo stick mean?: A toy, used for hopping up and down on, consisting of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other.
Where does pogo stick come from?: An acronym of the surnames of German inventors Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall, trademarked.

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