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Pogo
//ˈpəʊɡəʊ// name, noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A barangay of Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines.
- 2 Abbreviation of Pokémon Go. abbreviation, alt-of, slang
- 3 A barangay of Bautista, Pangasinan, Philippines.
- 4 A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
Noun
- 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 A corndog on a stick. Canada, US
- 3 Acronym of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator. Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 4 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.
- 5 Ellipsis of pogo oscillation, a dangerous condition where fluctuations in the thrust and acceleration produced by a rocket engine generate variations in the flow of fuel to the engine, amplifying the fluctuations of thrust and acceleration in a positive feedback cycle that can eventually tear the vehicle apart. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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- 6 A skateboarding trick in which the board is held vertically and used like a pogo stick.
Verb
- 1 To use a pogo stick. intransitive
- 2 To dance the pogo. intransitive
- 3 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.
- 4 To move rapidly up and down like a pogo stick. intransitive
"Just short of their objectives, the missiles pogoed, climbing steeply, then diving into their targets."
- 5 To perform the skateboarding trick called a pogo.
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- 6 to jump off an enemy or another, usually hostile, object by striking it downward
Etymology
Etymology 1
From pogo stick.
Etymology 2
From pogo stick.
Etymology 3
Genericization of the trademark Pogo, which is a hot-dog frankfurter on a stick and covered in batter.
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