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

Example Sentences

Such a unifying feature is harder to discern in the invention, manufacture and sale of products as disparate as the pogo stick, Mr. Potato Head and the Betsy Wetsy doll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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

And all the while Kerwin hopping up and down like he’s permanently on a pogo stick, saying, “I bad. I bad.”

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos