paugie
English
Etymology
Shortened form of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Narragansett word mishcùppaûog ("porgies", plural). Another shortening of the same word yields the synonym scup.[1] The full word was borrowed as scuppaug. The singular was borrowed as mishcup.
Possibly reinforced by its similarity to porgy, especially in non-rhotic accents.
Noun
paugie (plural paugies)
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References
- ^ “paugie”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.