adj
Meaning 1
Awesome, excellent, remarkable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Examples
- Dude, that was pog!
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
pog
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Received-Pronunciation: /pɒɡ/
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US: /pɑɡ/
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US: /pɔɡ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: P AA1 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
intj
Meaning 2
Used to denote excitement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Examples
- I just got my paycheck for the month. Pog!
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noun
Meaning 3
A phrase that positively compliments something; praise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Examples
- Pogs in the chat!
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noun
Meaning 4
A single (usually brightly colored) piece in the game of milk caps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
Acronym of personalized oncogenomics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, oncology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 6
Acronym of person other than grunt, a member of military staff other than infantry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, slang
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: poge, pogue
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
Alternative form of pog (“milk cap”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
Acronym of planogram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: business, marketing
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verb
Meaning 9
To open one's mouth in surprise or excitement in an exaggerated manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, intransitive
Examples
- He was so excited, he pogged.
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph1tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle English passioun English passion Proto-Indo-European *bhruHg- Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English passion fruit ▲ Italian melaranciacalq. Old French Orengeinflu. ▲ Old Occitan auranjainflu. Old French pomme d'orenge Old French orenge Middle French orangebor. Middle English orenge English orange Taíno *wayababor. Spanish guayababor. English guava English POG English pog Proto-Indo-European *kh2em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh2ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Proto-West Germanic *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-West Germanic *-jan Proto-West Germanic *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion English champ English pogchamp English pog 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.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph1tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle English passioun English passion Proto-Indo-European *bhruHg- Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English passion fruit ▲ Italian melaranciacalq. Old French Orengeinflu. ▲ Old Occitan auranjainflu. Old French pomme d'orenge Old French orenge Middle French orangebor. Middle English orenge English orange Taíno *wayababor. Spanish guayababor. English guava English POG English pog 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.