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pogey bait U.S. slang.|ˈpəʊgɪ beɪt|
Also poggy, pogie, poguey bait.
[perh. f. pogy + bait n.1]
Candy, sweets. (See also quot. 1970.)
1918L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 88 While going through the war zone, the pockets are used for ciggies and poggy bait. 1929Papers Mich. Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. X. 315 Poggy bait, the sailor's designation for sweets. 1935A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 90/1 Pogey bait, candy. 1953M. Dibner Deep Six xv. 154 A candy bar's called poguey-bait. 1970Esquire Nov. 116 Pogie bait is any snack that is not prepared..in a government mess-hall. |