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POGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pogy mean? 

POGY (noun)
  The noun POGY has 1 sense:

1. money received from the stateplay

  Familiarity information: POGY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POGY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Money received from the state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dole; pogey; pogy

Hypernyms ("pogy" 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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