pokelogan

[ pohk-loh-guhn ]

/ ˈpoʊkˌloʊ gən /

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noun Northeastern U.S.

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

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Also poke·lo·ken

[pohk-loh-kuhn]. /ˈpoʊkˌloʊ kən/.

Also called lo·gan

[loh-guhn] /ˈloʊ gən/ .

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

Words nearby pokelogan

poke, poke around, pokeberry, poke check, poke fun at, pokelogan, Pokémon, poke one's nose into, poker, poker dice, poker face

British Dictionary definitions for pokelogan

pokelogan

/ (ˈpəʊkˌləʊɡən) /

noun

Canadian another name for bogan 1

Word Origin for pokelogan

C19: from Ojibwa pokenogun

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