different between pogue vs cogue

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /po??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???/
• Rhymes: -???

Etymology 1

From Irish póg, from Latin p?x. Doublet of peace.

Noun

pogue (plural pogues)

1. (Ireland) A kiss.

Etymology 2

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Noun

pogue (plural pogues)

1. (dated, slang) A purse; hence money.
2. (US, slang) A young, male, passive homosexual.
3. (US, military slang) A soldier who is assigned administrative rather than combat duties.

   Coordinate term: grunt

   • 2002, Jonathan Shay, Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

     Although he is noteworthy for the staff jobs he does for the commander in chief, Agamemnon, he's no rear-echelon pogue.

Alternative forms

• poge, POG

Further reading

• pogue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• OED (online) 2008
• pogue at OneLook Dictionary Search
• pogue in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• cog

Etymology

Of Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k???/
• Rhymes: -???
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /k???/, /ko??/

Noun

cogue (plural cogues)

1. (chiefly Scotland) A small round wooden vessel for holding milk.