pogo stick
noun
po·go stick ˈpō-(ˌ)gō- 
: a pole with a strong spring at the bottom and two footrests on which a person stands and moves along with a series of jumps
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web One competitor bounded across the stage on a pogo stick, while another spun circles on roller skates. 
Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2022 Like a pogo stick, your body can store energy from impact and then release it to propel your body forward. Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2019 His genitals are assaulted by a pogo stick, a softball pitcher who tosses the ball at rocket speed, and, finally, the heavyweight boxer Francis Ngannou, who has the most powerful right hook ever recorded. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Feb. 2022 Instead of worrying about exactly where the legs are or what the arms are doing, the analysis basically models each runner as a pogo stick—what’s known in the biomechanics world as the spring-mass model. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 June 2021 And then Santa made his drop and the gifts were more interesting: a badminton set, a pogo stick, and one year a new bike to replace the old wobbly one. Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 1 Dec. 2021 The 6-10 pogo stick of an athlete with a 7-5 wingspan put on a defense clinic against Kansas at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in his third career game, blocking eight shots and grabbing 12 rebounds. Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2021 Witnesses said the man fell as the pogo stick flew. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2021 Even in a package with less cargo space than its smallest sedan and hatchback, Mazda's suspension tuning was optimized for low body roll without turning the ride into a pogo stick. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 24 July 2021 See More
Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2022 Like a pogo stick, your body can store energy from impact and then release it to propel your body forward. Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2019 His genitals are assaulted by a pogo stick, a softball pitcher who tosses the ball at rocket speed, and, finally, the heavyweight boxer Francis Ngannou, who has the most powerful right hook ever recorded. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Feb. 2022 Instead of worrying about exactly where the legs are or what the arms are doing, the analysis basically models each runner as a pogo stick—what’s known in the biomechanics world as the spring-mass model. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 June 2021 And then Santa made his drop and the gifts were more interesting: a badminton set, a pogo stick, and one year a new bike to replace the old wobbly one. Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 1 Dec. 2021 The 6-10 pogo stick of an athlete with a 7-5 wingspan put on a defense clinic against Kansas at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in his third career game, blocking eight shots and grabbing 12 rebounds. Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2021 Witnesses said the man fell as the pogo stick flew. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2021 Even in a package with less cargo space than its smallest sedan and hatchback, Mazda's suspension tuning was optimized for low body roll without turning the ride into a pogo stick. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 24 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
from Pogo, a trademark
First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
pogo stick
noun
po·go stick ˈpō-gō-
: a pole with a strong spring at the bottom and two rests for the feet on which a person stands and bounces