Pocky
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- proper noun
- /ˈpɑːki/
- I wanted to share something a bit off the beaten path today, and while sorting through my archives yesterday, I found the perfect thing: a series of Japanese Halloween Pocky boxes.
Examples
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For those that don't know, Pocky is a brand name confectionery product out of Japan that's been around for decades.
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As a collector, I don't make an effort to collect Pocky, even though I think the packaging they come in is pretty cool.
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All the way from Japan: Halloween Pocky!
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But I do have one more Halloween-related Pocky to share.
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All right, Yachty, Are you ready to dig in and take on the Pocky one chip challenge?
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The brand Pocky offers many varieties of chocolate-covered biscuit sticks.
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At the party, everyone enjoyed sharing different flavors of Pocky for dessert.
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I always keep a box of Pocky in my bag for a quick and delicious treat.
Synonyms
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Round chocolate snack cakes with cream inside sold in the United States
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A chocolate sandwich biscuit with sweet white cream between two dark biscuits
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A soft, chewy cookie with cinnamon and sugar
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A thin sweet biscuit with nuts and dried fruit often covered with chocolate on one side
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A small German cookie flavored with anise and pressed with designs
A Polish Christmas sweet made from cookies, poppy seeds, and honey
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pocky is a Japanese brand name that copies the quick sound pok, the little 'snap' made when you break a long biscuit stick. So the brand name reminds you this is a sweet, shareable stick snack.