pogue
1 Americannoun
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Disparaging. in the U.S. military, an enlisted person who does not serve in the infantry or who has a noncombat role.
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Disparaging. any office worker, academic, or the like; a civilian with a desk job.
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“Outer Banks” revolves largely around the class divide between the working-class pogues and the wealthy kooks.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
There’s a frustration that’s inevitably going to be there, and I think that’s the driving factor for the pogues.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
Clearly the pogue-hunter, emptying the pogues in his pocket by sense of touch, had missed the flat pocket.
From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur
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