pogo stick

American  

[poh-goh] / ˈpoʊ goʊ /

Or pogo-stick

noun

1. a long stick having a pair of handles at the top and, near the bottom, a pair of footrests attached to a powerful spring, so that by standing on the footrests while grasping the handles, one can propel oneself along in a series of leaps.

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pogo stick British  

noun

1. a stout pole with a handle at the top, steps for the feet and a spring at the bottom, so that the user can spring up, down, and along on it

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Etymology

Origin of pogo stick

1920–25; pogo, formerly a trademark

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Example Sentences

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pogo stick

Today you could send me out onto the course with a bag containing a pogo stick, a copperhead and a mackerel, and I wouldn’t notice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

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 ● Oct. 29, 2025

The rest of the so-called “Forgotten Five” included the pogo stick, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers and Transformers.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

The ground was packed so hard, the tip of my shovel bounced off it like a pogo stick.

From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman

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