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pokelogan

American  
[pohk-loh-guhn] / ˈpoʊkˌloʊ gən /
Also pokeloken

noun

Northeastern U.S.

  1. marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.

pokelogan British  
/ ˈpəʊkˌləʊɡən /

noun

  1. another name for bogan 1

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Etymology

Origin of pokelogan

First recorded in 1840–50 (earlier as placename); origin uncertain; perhaps from an Algonquian language, e.g., Ojibwe pokenogun “stopping place,” or Maliseet papkeləkwan “backwater”; cf. bogan

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