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pogey

/ˈpəʊɡi/

/ˈpoʊɡi/

Translations

pogeynoun

pogeys

The fisherman caught a pogey in the river.

Рыбак поймал рыбу в реке.

He received pogey after losing his job.

Он получил пособие после потери работы.

Additional translations

Synonyms

unemployment benefits

public assistance

pogeyadjective

/ˈpəʊɡi/

/ˈpoʊɡi/

Used attributively before nouns, chiefly Canadian, meaning ‘relating to, or received as, unemployment or welfare benefits’.

pogeynoun

A colloquial term for welfare benefits or unemployment assistance provided by the government.

After losing his job, he had to rely on pogey to make ends meet.

A slang term for a jail or prison.

He spent a few months in the pogey for petty theft.

A poorhouse or workhouse providing lodgings and food to the destitute.

During the Depression, many unemployed men slept in the town pogey.

Any of several Atlantic menhaden fishes (genus Brevoortia), valued for fish meal and oil; pogy.

Boats headed out at dawn to net pogey for the processing plant.

pogeyadjective

Relating to or provided by government unemployment or welfare benefits (used only before a noun).

He deposited his pogey cheque at the bank.