pogue
noun
in the U.S. military, an enlisted person who does not serve in the infantry or who has a noncombat role.
pogues
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pluralof pogue.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
“Outer Banks” revolves largely around the class divide between the working-class pogues and the wealthy kooks.
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 Arthur Morrison
