pog
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9.9
A children's game where players flip small discs to win other players' pieces
- noun
- /pɔg/
- Archaic
:
juego de pogs
- I do remember pogs, tamagotchis (sp?), and Starter jackets.
- play pog
Examples
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During recess, they gathered around to play a competitive game of pogs.
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That pog smashed my nose.
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A group of kids engaged in a game of Pogs.
Fiction book (1995) -
The children spent the afternoon playing pogs at the park.
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At the birthday party, the kids excitedly collected pogs to trade with each other.
Synonyms
child's game
vspog
3
1.0
A simple game that children play for fun
is a specific flipping game that captures opponents pieces with cardboard discs
1
9.9
A game where players flick small disks into a cup using a larger disk
aims to capture opponents pieces by flipping small cardboard discs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pog the game gets its name from a Hawaiian juice called POG, which stood for the fruits 'passionfruit', 'orange', and 'guava', because children used the bottle caps from that juice to play. So the name pog stuck to the flipping game itself.