POGO

American  

[poh-goh] / ˈpoʊ goʊ /

noun

1. Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.

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pogo British  

/ ˈpəʊɡəʊ /

verb

1. (intr) to jump up and down in one spot, as in a punk dance of the 1970s

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Other Word Forms

• pogoer noun

Etymology

Origin of pogo

C20: from _{pogo stick} ; from the motion

Example Sentences

He has also written features for the Journal’s front-page “A-hed” column on topics ranging from extreme pogo athletes to the coldest town in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alas, the film’s outlook continued to plummet and soar and plummet again like a jet-propelled pogo stick.

From Los Angeles Times

Malian trucks load up at Yamoussoukro or Abidjan and then cross the border via Tengrela or Pogo, travelling under military escort once inside Mali until their arrival in Bamako.

From Barron's

The series also resists the temptation to show Gacy dressed up as Pogo the Clown, the image that helped kick several generations’ claims of coulrophobia into high gear.

From Salon

Since then, the stock has been “bouncing near the bottom like a pogo stick in an infinity pool,” as Mizuho healthcare equity strategist Jared Holz put it in an email to investors early Wednesday.

From Barron's