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pogues

pogues is the plural of pogue.

Meaning of pogue

Noun (1)

pogue (plural pogues)

  1. (Ireland) A kiss.
    • 'Sure, sure' sayes Nees, 'she does but jeast, It's not de nature of de beast; Praise dee here, mee joly rogue, And gave de [me] one litle Poge For old acquaintance, for it's dee Dat is mee only gra-ma-cree.' 'Kiss mee? Poo! Fart upon dee, Nees!'c1670, anonymous author, “Purgatorium Hibernicum”, in Andrew Carpenter, editor, Verse in English from Tudor and Stuart Ireland, Cork University Press, published 2003, page 416

Noun (2)

pogue (plural pogues)

  1. (dated, slang) A purse; hence, money.
    • Dicky […] made his best pace to a recess in a back street, there to examine his pogues; for though the uxter was gone from them, they might yet bring a few coppers from Mr Weech, if they were of good quality.1896, Arthur Morrison, A Child of the Jago
  2. (US, slang) A young, male, passive homosexual.

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Questions about pogues

What is pogues the plural of?
Pogues is the plural of pogue.

Words near pogues in the dictionary

  1. pogromshchiki
  2. pogromshchiks
  3. pogs
  4. Pogson
  5. pogue
  6. pogues
  7. pogy
  8. Pogăceaua
  9. poh
  10. poha
  11. Pohai Bay

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