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  • POGO
    POGO
    noun
    Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
  • pogo
    pogo
    verb
    (intr) to jump up and down in one spot, as in a punk dance of the 1970s

POGO

American  
[poh-goh] / ˈpoʊ goʊ /

noun

  1. Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.


pogo British  
/ ˈpəʊɡəʊ /

verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of pogo

C20: from pogo stick ; from the motion


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"One active law enforcement official joining a militia group is one too many," Mike German, a former undercover FBI agent who has infiltrated white supremacist and far-right extremist groups, told POGO.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2022

For people with limited income, internet access, or time, deciding between human verification and a face scan may be a forced decision, said Jake Laperruque of POGO.

From The Verge ● Feb. 11, 2022

In the early 1980s, as part of his battle against Pentagon waste and inefficiency, Mr. Fitzgerald developed the idea for the Project on Military Procurement, which evolved into POGO.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2019

A CBP spokesperson emailed a statement to POGO:

From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2018

"I don't think I'm anybody's puppet," Aguilar is quoted telling POGO.

From Reuters ● Feb. 11, 2013

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

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