"pogo" meaning in English

See pogo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊɡəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pogo.wav Forms: pogos [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊɡəʊ Etymology: From pogo stick. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pogo (plural pogos)
  1. A dance associated with the 1970s punk rock movement in which participants jump up and down on the spot in the manner of someone riding a pogo stick.
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-noun-SnR544Dn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 20 6 22 3 0 11 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 11 19 5 23 1 0 12 14 1
  2. (cycling) The act of lifting the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jumping up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-noun-uBLzKYDX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 20 6 22 3 0 11 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 11 19 5 23 1 0 12 14 1 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (astronautics) Ellipsis of pogo oscillation, a dangerous condition where fluctuations in the thrust and acceleration produced by a rocket engine generate variations in the flow of fuel to the engine, amplifying the fluctuations of thrust and acceleration in a positive feedback cycle that can eventually tear the vehicle apart. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: pogo oscillation (extra: a dangerous condition where fluctuations in the thrust and acceleration produced by a rocket engine generate variations in the flow of fuel to the engine, amplifying the fluctuations of thrust and acceleration in a positive feedback cycle that can eventually tear the vehicle apart) Categories (topical): Astronautics, Acceleration, Rocketry
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-noun-kWuD6dpE Disambiguation of Acceleration: 9 4 45 9 3 13 1 4 8 3 Disambiguation of Rocketry: 14 11 24 5 16 4 1 11 14 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 20 6 22 3 0 11 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 11 19 5 23 1 0 12 14 1 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. A skateboarding trick in which the board is held vertically and used like a pogo stick.
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-noun-EtlGQfgS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pogo oscillation
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊɡəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pogo.wav Forms: pogos [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊɡəʊ Etymology: Genericization of the trademark Pogo, which is a hot-dog frankfurter on a stick and covered in batter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pogo (plural pogos)
  1. (US, Canada) A corndog on a stick. Tags: Canada, US Derived forms: kogo
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-noun-ckflXOvw Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 20 6 22 3 0 11 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 13 11 19 5 24 2 1 11 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 11 19 5 23 1 0 12 14 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈpəʊɡəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pogo.wav Forms: pogos [present, singular, third-person], pogoing [participle, present], pogoed [participle, past], pogoed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊɡəʊ Etymology: From pogo stick. Head templates: {{en-verb}} pogo (third-person singular simple present pogos, present participle pogoing, simple past and past participle pogoed)
  1. (intransitive) To use a pogo stick. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-verb-YB9la36p
  2. (intransitive) To dance the pogo. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-verb-3SvMGBdY
  3. (cycling) To lift the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jump up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-verb-Yl4bwLFv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 20 6 22 3 0 11 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 11 19 5 23 1 0 12 14 1 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (intransitive) To move rapidly up and down like a pogo stick. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-verb-O2zvrCWA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 20 6 22 3 0 11 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 11 19 5 23 1 0 12 14 1
  5. To perform the skateboarding trick called a pogo.
    Sense id: en-pogo-en-verb-g4UGixSy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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