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pog en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pɔɡ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɑɡ/ (US)
• /pɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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 *bʰrewHg- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Proto-Italic *frūjōr 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.

Meanings

1. (Internet) Awesome, excellent, remarkable.
   • Dude, that was pog!

Forms

Deriveds

unpog

wikipedia: Passion Orange Guava · wikipedia: Milk caps (game) · wikipedia: Twitch.tv

pog en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pɔɡ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɑɡ/ (US)
• /pɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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 *bʰrewHg- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Proto-Italic *frūjōr 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.

Meanings

1. (Internet) Used to denote excitement.
   • I just got my paycheck for the month. Pog!

wikipedia: Passion Orange Guava · wikipedia: Milk caps (game) · wikipedia: Twitch.tv

pog en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pɔɡ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɑɡ/ (US)
• /pɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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 *bʰrewHg- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Proto-Italic *frūjōr 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.

Meanings

1. (Internet) A phrase that positively compliments something; praise.
   • Pogs in the chat!

Forms

wikipedia: Passion Orange Guava · wikipedia: Milk caps (game) · wikipedia: Twitch.tv

pog en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pɔɡ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɑɡ/ (US)
• /pɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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 *bʰrewHg- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Proto-Italic *frūjōr 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.

Meanings

1. (Internet, intransitive) To open one's mouth in surprise or excitement in an exaggerated manner.
   • I pogged so hard, I just, like, broke my jaw 2020, Easy Bake: Hard Mode, spoken by Jerma985:
   • He was so excited, he pogged.

Forms

wikipedia: Passion Orange Guava · wikipedia: Milk caps (game) · wikipedia: Twitch.tv

pog en · NOUN · etymology 2

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 *bʰrewHg- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Proto-Italic *frūjōr 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.

Meanings

1. A single (usually brightly colored) piece in the game of milk caps.
   • The basic modern 'Pog' game is played thus. Each child tosses a pog into the arena, face-up or face-down, as agreed. Each player in turn takes his slammer and pitches it hard onto the accumulated pile of pogs. 1997, Iona Archibald Opie, Peter Opie, Children's Games with Things, page 120:
   • […] he was giving out “pogs,” and before long every elementary schoolyard on Oahu had a pog champion. 1996, Islands Magazine, volume 16, number 2, page 26:

Forms

Deriveds

poggers · pogchamp

Synonyms

milk cap