pogey baitn.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊɡɪ beɪt/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊɡi ˌbeɪt/

Forms: 1900s– pogey bait, 1900s– poggy bait, 1900s– pogie bait, 1900s– poguey-bait.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pogy n., bait n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain and disputed. Perhaps < pogy n. + bait n.¹, but numerous alternative etymologies have also been suggested. Compare also pogue n.³ and quots. 1949 at pogue n.³, 1953 at pogue n.³ 1 at that entry.

U.S. Military slang (originally Navy).

Candy, sweets; a civilian snack.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun]

sweetmeat?a1500

candy1587

spice1674

lollipop1784

sweet-stuff1835

goody1853

sucks1858

pogey bait1918

1918 L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 88 While going through the war zone, the pockets are used for ciggies and poggy bait.

1953 M. Dibner Deep Six xv. 154 A candy bar's called poguey-bait.

1970 Esquire Nov. 116 Pogie bait is any snack that is not prepared..in a government mess-hall.

2003 A. Swofford Jarhead 15 Those jarheads didn't do shit in the Desert but sit on their asses and chow down on pogey bait.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pogey bait
释义	pogey baitn. Brit. /ˈpəʊɡɪ beɪt/, U.S. /ˈpoʊɡi ˌbeɪt/ Forms: 1900s– pogey bait, 1900s– poggy bait, 1900s– pogie bait, 1900s– poguey-bait. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pogy n., bait n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain and disputed. Perhaps < pogy n. + bait n.¹, but numerous alternative etymologies have also been suggested. Compare also pogue n.³ and quots. 1949 at pogue n.³, 1953 at pogue n.³ 1 at that entry. U.S. Military slang (originally Navy). Candy, sweets; a civilian snack. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] sweetmeat?a1500 candy1587 spice1674 lollipop1784 sweet-stuff1835 goody1853 sucks1858 pogey bait1918 1918 L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 88 While going through the war zone, the pockets are used for ciggies and poggy bait. 1953 M. Dibner Deep Six xv. 154 A candy bar's called poguey-bait. 1970 Esquire Nov. 116 Pogie bait is any snack that is not prepared..in a government mess-hall. 2003 A. Swofford Jarhead 15 Those jarheads didn't do shit in the Desert but sit on their asses and chow down on pogey bait. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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