noun
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Also called: pogy. any of various sparid fishes, many of which occur in American Atlantic waters See also scup sheepshead
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any of various similar or related fishes
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Etymology
Origin of porgy
First recorded in 1715–25; porg(o), variant of pargo, or from Spanish or Portuguese, from Latin pag(a)rus kind of fish, from Greek págros, variant of phágros ) + -y 2
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Though Mr. Pasternack recognizes that porgy is generally underrated, “it’s got flavor,” he said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
Most of the porgy on the market weighs about one pound, though DeMasco says he regularly sells fish as big as two pounds.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2019
"Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy."
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2017
Olympiadis mainly catches dusky grouper, white seabream, and red porgy.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 11, 2016
There’s the porgy steamer’s boat, too, after the same school.
From The Seiners by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)
Similarly, bright-eyed, silver-skinned porgies — usually among the least expensive options at the fish counter — deserve more attention than they get.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
The fishing was better there, anyway: Trump and his buddies fished all day long, hauling in fluke, weakfish, and porgies, while beachgoers admired the boat from afar.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 18, 2019
DeMasco shrugs again and hands me four of the freshest porgies you could ever hope to cook.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2019
Four stocks were added to the “overfishing” category: gray triggerfish and greater amberjack from the Gulf of Mexico, and various scups, porgies and wrasses from Puerto Rico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2015
Fresh porgies, dipped in egg, a little cornmeal and flour, and fried in a big pot of hot grease till they were golden brown and crispy on the edges.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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