pogo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To use a pogo stick.
  2. To dance the pogo.
  3. 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.
  4. To move rapidly up and down like a pogo stick.
  5. To perform the skateboarding trick called a pogo.
  6. to jump off an enemy or another, usually hostile, object by striking it downward
noun
  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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. A skateboarding trick in which the board is held vertically and used like a pogo stick.
noun
  1. A corndog on a stick.
name
  1. A barangay of Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines.
  2. A barangay of Bautista, Pangasinan, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
name
  1. Abbreviation of Pokémon Go.
noun
  1. Acronym of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator.

Pronunciation

/ˈpəʊɡəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pogo.wav

Word forms

pogo pogos pogoing pogoed

Etymology

From pogo stick.

Synonyms

PG
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