POGO
[ poh-goh ]
/ ˈpoʊ goʊ /
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noun
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
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POGO has received $135,000 since June 2010 from Ploughshares.
Ploughshares Fund Uses Its Millions to Sway Arms Control Debate|Eli Lake|December 13, 2011|DAILY BEASTSid was once the Pistols fan who invented the Pogo (a dance involving jumping in once place and thrashing about).
As the line of surf was approached, Pogo became more energetic in his actions.
The Two Supercargoes|W.H.G. KingstonMeanwhile the French had become masters of Pogo Velho; the formidable masses had nearly outflanked us on the right.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles Lever
British Dictionary definitions for pogo
pogo
/ (ˈpəʊɡəʊ) /
verb pogos, pogoing or pogoed
(intr) to jump up and down in one spot, as in a punk dance of the 1970s
Derived Formspogoer, noun
Word Origin for pogo
C20: from pogo stick; from the motion
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