pogey
9.9
Money the government pays to people without a job to help them
- noun
- /ˈpəʊɡi/
- Slang
:
subsidio
- The government has increased pogey for those struggling during the pandemic.
Examples
-
Restricted diet means no pogey bait, Twins!
-
I wanted to catch some sculpin and pogey for my thirty-eighth name day dinner.
Fiction book (1998) -
Perks, pick-me-ups, and pogey bait.
Fiction book (1996) -
Many families rely on pogey to cover their basic living expenses.
-
After losing his job, he applied for pogey to help pay the bills.
Synonyms
∞
4.1
Money the government gives to people without work
is broader and covers both unemployment aid and other welfare for people in need
7
3.2
Money a government pays to people who lose their jobs
is broader and less technical covering welfare as well as unemployment support
9.9
Money from the government for people who have no work
is a general neutral term rather than chiefly Canadian or informal
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pogey means money from the government paid to people without a job. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a small 'pocket' of cash the state gives you when you need help, so pogey means 'welfare' or 'unemployment benefit'.