different between pogo vs nogo

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?????

Etymology 1

From pogo stick.

Verb

pogo (third-person singular simple present pogos, present participle pogoing, simple past and past participle pogoed)

1. (intransitive) To use a pogo stick.
2. (intransitive) To dance the pogo.
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.
4. (intransitive) To move rapidly up and down like a pogo stick.
   • 1997, James H. Cobb, Sea Strike (page 270)

     Just short of their objectives, the missiles pogoed, climbing steeply, then diving into their targets.

Noun

pogo (plural pogos)

1. (rocketry, uncountable) 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.
2. 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.
3. (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.

Etymology 2

Genericization of the trademark Pogo, which is a hot-dog frankfurter weiner on a stick and covered in batter.

Noun

pogo (plural pogos)

1. (US) A corndog on a stick.

Anagrams

• goop

French

Etymology

From English pogo (“corndog”) genericized from the trademark Pogo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?.?o/

Noun

pogo m (plural pogos)

1. (Canada, food, informal) pogo (corndog on a stick)

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??o

Verb

pogo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pogare

Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?po??o]

Noun

pogo

1. axe

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) , “pogo”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah

Spanish

Noun

pogo m (plural pogos)

1. pogo

Derived terms

• pogo saltarín (“pogo stick”)

English

Adjective

nogo

1. Alternative spelling of no-go

Noun

nogo

1. Alternative spelling of no-go

Anagrams

• Goon, go on, gono-, goon, noog, ongo

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?.??/

Noun

nogo f

1. vocative singular of noga

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

nogo (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. vocative singular of noga