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pogey bait

pogey bait noun: snacks, candy, and similar food items that are not generally available to soldiers in the field.

Noun

pogey bait (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) Snacks, candy, and similar food items that are not generally available to soldiers in the field.

Origin of pogey bait

Related to pogue (“soldier assigned administrative rather than combat duties”).

Questions about pogey bait

What does pogey bait mean?
Pogey bait means snacks, candy, and similar food items that are not generally available to soldiers in the field.
What part of speech is pogey bait?
Pogey bait is a noun.

Words near pogey bait in the dictionary

  1. pogchamp
  2. pogchamps
  3. poge
  4. poges
  5. pogey
  6. pogey bait
  7. pogeys
  8. POGG
  9. pogge
  10. pogged
  11. Poggendorff illusion

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