pogo

See also: pogò

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊɡəʊ

Etymology 1

From pogo stick.

Verb

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

1. To use a pogo stick.
2. To dance the pogo.
3. (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.

Noun

pogo (plural pogos)

1. 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.
2. (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)

1. (US) A corndog on a stick.

Anagrams

• goop

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French

Etymology

From English pogo (“corndog”) genericized from the trademark Pogo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.ɡo/

Noun

pogo m (plural pogos)

1. (Canada, food, informal) pogo (corndog on a stick)

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɡo

Verb

pogo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pogare

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Spanish

Noun

pogo m (plural pogos)

1. pogo