POGO

Etymology 1

Verb

pogo (third-person singular simple present pogos, present participle pogoing, simple past and past participle pogoed)

(intransitive) To use a pogo stick.

(intransitive) To dance the pogo.

(cycling) To lift the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jump up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.

(intransitive) To move rapidly up and down like a pogo stick.

Noun

pogo (plural pogos)

A dance associated with the 1970s punk rock movement in which participants jump up and down on the spot in the manner of someone riding a pogo stick.

(cycling) The act of lifting the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jumping up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.

Etymology 2

Genericization of the trademark Pogo, which is a hot-dog frankfurter weiner on a stick and covered in batter.

Noun

pogo (plural pogos)

(US) A corndog on a stick.

Anagrams

• goop

Source: Wiktionary



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