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POGEY

Dictionary entry overview: What does pogey mean?

• POGEY (noun)
The noun POGEY has 1 sense:

1. money received from the state

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

Dictionary entry details

• POGEY (noun)

Sense 1

pogey ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Money received from the state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

pogey; pogy; dole

Hypernyms ("pogey" is a kind of...):

social welfare; welfare (governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need)

Domain region:

Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)

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