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pog¹
- /pɒɡ/ UK
- /pɑɡ/ US
- /pɔɡ/ US
Where it comes from
A clipping of PogChamp, an emoticon used on streaming site Twitch.tv, depicting streamer Ryan Gutierrez and derived from his 2011 video called "Pogs Championship" where he wins a game of Pogs. The game is named after the drink Passion Orange Guava, abbreviated POG.
An erroneous folk etymology states that pog is an acronym for "play of the game," as the term is commonly used within the video game streaming community.
adjective more pog · most pog
- Awesome, excellent, remarkable. Dude, that was pog!
interjection
- Used to denote excitement. I just got my paycheck for the month. Pog!
verb pogs · pogging · pogged
- To open one's mouth in surprise or excitement in an exaggerated manner. He was so excited, he pogged.
noun pogs
- A phrase that positively compliments something; praise. Pogs in the chat!
pog²
Where it comes from
Genericization of the trademark POG. From juice brand POG (Passion Fruit, Orange, Guava). From the POG brand supplying cardboard milk bottle cap liners as playing pieces for milk caps.
noun pogs
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A single (usually brightly colored) piece in the game of milk caps.
[…] he was giving out “pogs,” and before long every elementary schoolyard on Oahu had a pog champion.
Similar: milk cap
POG³
noun POGs
- Acronym of personalized oncogenomics
- Acronym of person other than grunt, a member of military staff other than infantry.
- Alternative form of pog (“milk cap”).
- Acronym of planogram
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