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POGEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pogey mean?
• POGEY (noun)
The noun POGEY has 1 sense:
1. money received from the state
Familiarity information: POGEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Money received from the state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("pogey" is a kind of...):
public assistance; social welfare; welfare (governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need)
Domain region:
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
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