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Meaning of "pogey" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POGEY

From earlier pogie workhouse, of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POGEY

pogey  [ˈpəʊɡɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POGEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pogey is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POGEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Social programs in Canada

Social programs in Canada include all government programs designed to give assistance to citizens outside of what the market provides. The Canadian social safety net covers a broad spectrum of programs, and because Canada is a federation, many are run by the provinces. Canada has a wide range of government transfer payments to individuals, which totaled $176.6 billion in 2009. Only social programs that direct funds to individuals are included in that cost; programs such as medicare and public education are additional costs.

Definition of pogey in the English dictionary

The first definition of pogey in the dictionary is financial or other relief given to the unemployed by the government; dole. Other definition of pogey is unemployment insurance. Pogey is also the office distributing relief to the unemployed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POGEY


bogey
ˈbəʊɡɪ
bogie
ˈbəʊɡɪ
bogy
ˈbəʊɡɪ
dogey
ˈdəʊɡɪ
dogie
ˈdəʊɡɪ
dogy
ˈdəʊɡɪ
fogey
ˈfəʊɡɪ
fogy
ˈfəʊɡɪ
hoagie
ˈhəʊɡɪ
judogi
dʒʊˈdəʊɡɪ
Kogi
ˈkəʊɡɪ
Logie
ˈləʊɡɪ
logy
ˈləʊɡɪ
pierogi
pəˈrəʊɡɪ
pirogi
pɪˈrəʊɡɪ
pogy
ˈpəʊɡɪ
stogie
ˈstəʊɡɪ
stogy
ˈstəʊɡɪ
vogie
ˈvəʊɡɪ
yogi
ˈjəʊɡɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POGEY

poetless
poetlike
poetry
poetry reading
poets laureate
poetship
poffle
pogge
pogies
pogo
pogo stick
pogoer
pogonia
pogonip
pogonophoran
pogonotomy
pogrom
pogromist
Pogson ratio
pogy

WORDS THAT END LIKE POGEY

cabbagey
cagey
cottagey
dingey
garbagey
gey
Haringey
kludgey
mangey
orangey
stagey
stogey
Young Fogey

Synonyms and antonyms of pogey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POGEY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pogey» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pogey

Translation of «pogey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POGEY

Find out the translation of pogey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pogey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pogey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pogey
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pogey
570 millions of speakers

English

pogey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pogey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pogey
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pogey
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pogey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pogey
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pogey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pogey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pogey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pogey
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pogey
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pogey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pogey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pogey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोगे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pogey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pogey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pogey
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pogey
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pogey
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pogey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pogey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pogey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pogey

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POGEY»

The term «pogey» is normally little used and occupies the 142.199 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POGEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pogey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pogey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pogey

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POGEY»

Discover the use of pogey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pogey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pogey, Poutine and Warm, Furry Beavers: (Plus Twenty Other ...
A frenetic celebration of all things Canucky ... the sort of result you might get if you pumped Dave Barry full of maple syrup and Moosehead, then left him tied up in a sack for a week with Ron James and the Littlest Hobo.
David Townsend, 2009
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Surrounded by Ghosts: Tales of Pogey Point and Places from ...
In Surrounded by Ghosts, Janet recalls her creepiest stories and grapples to make sense of a life overflowing with paranormal phenomena.
Janet Larkin, 2013
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The Ladder of Gold. An English story
I've a note for you, and another for Mr. Pogey. There—read them. What do you think of that ?” , Mr. Pogey slowly opened the note. Captain Scott Dingle did the same. “ Mr. Peabody,” said Pogey, “ will you be good enough to explain to me the  ...
Robert BELL (Author of “The Life of Canning.”.), 1858
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Pa's Big Adventure Vietnam 1966-1971: A SERIES OF WAR ...
Don't move” he again cautioned Pogey. Pogey's rifle wasonthe ground just out ofhis reach.Rudy moved over and carefully picked upthe rifle. He stood it up within reachof Pogey's hand. “Here, steady yourself with this” Pogey grasped the rifle ...
Lawrence R. Beutlich, 2014
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Bentley's Miscellany
Well, for half-a-minute," said Pogey, good-humouredly ; " we '11 admit you as family adviser, to give us your opinion upon a recipe I have been recommending to my friend here ; but—" " On honour ! " said the Captain, stretching over to the ...
Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, 1850
6
The Cool Woman
“Weakeyes, this's Pogey One.” The pilot-controller holding the mike, Captain Walt Gresham, glanced at his log—Pogey One was the call sign of the solo student who had just launched, the class commander of 72-01. “Pogey One, Weakeyes.
John Aubrey Anderson, 2010
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Billy Higgins Rides the Freights
The. Pogey. NOT only was Billy getting to know the country, he was getting to know the trekkers, too. They came from all over the place. There were miners from Cape Breton who had been laid off from their jobs in the coal mines, loggers from ...
Gloria Montero, 1982
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Heart of the West
Pogey knelt over him, a look of disbelief on his face. Gus slopped through gushing streams of whiskey to get there just as Pogey gripped his partner by the arms and shook him. "Nash, Nash, damn you, say something. God almighty, but if this ...
Penelope Williamson, 2013
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South Florida Folklife
One fisherman who became a legend is William E. Collins, or "Pogey Bill." Bill was a scrapper, often getting into fistfights and once having his finger bitten off by an opponent. His exploits as a freelance "enforcer" became so well known that the ...
Tina Bucuvalas Peggy A. Bulger Stetson Kennedy
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Drive Dull Care Away: Folksongs from Prince Edward Island
"Pogey" is a widespread Canadian term for any kind of dole, but most particularly for "UI," the national Unemployment Insurance program (now called "El" or Employment Insurance). Ten weeks of summer work could be sufficient for a person ...
Edward D. Ives, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POGEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pogey is used in the context of the following news items.
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East Coast Garden Party returns this weekend
"We've got The Trews and then to finish it off, we have Pogey and they've been here three times before... They're doing a kitchen party set.". «Alberta Daily Herald Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Dularge Inshore Fishing Update
The bull reds showed up in front of the barrier islands earlier this week gorging themselves on the massive schools of pogey. We hooked some ... «Louisiana Sportsman, Jul 15»
3
Nunavut, Newfoundland join hands in five-year alliance
... Supreme Court, damned Tories cutting the EI, damn not enough weeks on my pogey, etc, etc, etc….we only have a few seats in Parliament. «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
4
9 reasons it's perfectly fine to be a POG
Regular access to air conditioning, Internet, POGey bait, and chairs. Take a look at a combat outpost. Combat Outpost COP Afghanistan. «We Are The Mighty, Jul 15»
5
Will Firefox changes win back users and developers?
Pogey: "...if they just don't have the manpower to do all of these things, it's better that something goes- even if it was something that I liked. «ITworld, Jul 15»
6
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE|JULY 1, 2015
Like a fisherman enticing the hungry codfish with a handful of pogey, our government hands out free cake, trinkets and noisemakers, hoping ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»
7
Outdoors column: Wahooligans takes home Jolly Mon King title
About 2:30 p.m., the eventual winning fish hit a naked pogey 30-feet down on a downrigger. Goss served as the angler and Blanks gaffed the ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jun 15»
8
Prosecutors say BP exec skewed estimate to minimize spill, then …
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) David Rainey A dead menhaden, called a "pogey" by coastal fishermen, lies on the water's surface at Bay Long ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jun 15»
9
Reading your fish for more success
Not only can fishermen see slicks they can also smell them, they typically smell sweet and really similar to the pogey that crabbers use to bait ... «TheRecordLive.com, May 15»
10
Latest bad news for oil-rich Alberta: more getting unemployment aid
The rise in insurance benefits - known colloquially in Canada as "pogey" - comes even though a separate report this month showed the ... «Reuters, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pogey [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pogey>. Apr 2024 ».
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