C20: from pogo stick ; from the motion
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As the comic strip Pogo noted in 1970, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
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 • Nov. 4, 2025
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 • Oct. 29, 2025
The charming and funny contractor was active in local politics, enjoyed painting and even did volunteer work entertaining sick kids — dressed as Pogo the clown.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
I want to know more about that Permission to Terrorize stuff, but Billy Pogo gets his question out first.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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