different between pokie vs pogie

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: p?'k?, IPA^(key): /?p??ki/
• Homophone: pokey

Etymology 1

From poker machine +? -ie (“diminutive suffix”); believed to have been coined in New South Wales in the 1970s.

Noun

pokie (plural pokies)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A poker machine. Mostly used in the plural (pokies). Poker machine is the standard term used in the singular.
   • 2004, Bernard Salt, The Big Shift, page 77,

     For several decades until the early 1990s, Echuca–Moama existed in the consciousness of Melburnians as the destination for pokie bus-trips. All of this changed when the Kennett Government legalised pokies in Victoria in 1993.

   • 2006, author not known, Sydney City Guide, Lonely Planet, page 148,

     In reality, the cheap beer and walls of pokies attract anyone and everyone.

   • 2008, Catherine Deveny, Say When, page 171,

     None of these people around me punching the pokies has walked in here today expecting to be a loser.

Synonyms

• poker machine, pokie machine, fruit machine, slot, slot machine

Translations

See also

• slot machine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Shortening of genus name Poecilotheria

Noun

pokie (plural pokies)

1. (informal) Any of several species of arboreal tarantula in the genus Poecilotheria.

Further reading

• Poecilotheria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Poecilotheria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Poecilotheria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pogie (plural pogies)

1. Alternative form of pogy

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pogie (plural pogies)

1. (rowing, kayaking) A protective flap worn on the hands while rowing, to provide grip as well as insulation, and to keep the hands dry to prevent blistering.
   • 2000 November 12, Merill Hilf, ‘Tis the Season to Layer, Rowing News, page 4,

     Pogies are essential for winter rowing, and I also favor sock liners made of wool, silk, or polypropylene worn under a nice thick pair of wool socks. […] A pogie is basically a mitten worn over your hand with a hole in the side for the oar handle.

   • 2008, John Lull, Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescue, unnumbered page,

     Pogies are another option for keeping your hands warm, especially in extreme cold. Pogies are sheaths of nylon or neoprene and fleece that fit over the paddle shaft. You place your hands inside them and grip the paddle directly. Although pogies will keep your hands even warmer than gloves, they will not provide any abrasion protection from rocks.

   • 2012, Dan Henderson, Sea Kayaking: Basic Skills, Paddling Techniques, and Expedition Planning, page 27,

     An alternative is pogies: mitts that extend over the hands, wrists, and a portion of the paddle shaft. Once pogies are fitted onto the paddle shaft, kayakers slide their hands into the pogie tube, where they can grasp the paddle. Pogies allow direct hand contact with the paddle while offering protection from wind. Offered in either nylon (sometimes fleece lined) or neoprene, pogies can also provide insulation.

2. (cycling, motorcycling) A protective hand covering, sometimes insulated, attached to handlebars to protect hands from wind and precipitation.