pogey bait U.S. slang.
(ˈpəʊgɪ beɪt)
Also poggy, pogie, poguey bait.
[perh. f. pogy + bait n.1]
Candy, sweets. (See also quot. 1970.)
| 1918 L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 88 While going through the war zone, the pockets are used for ciggies and poggy bait. 1929 Papers Mich. Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. X. 315 Poggy bait, the sailor's designation for sweets. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 90/1 Pogey bait, candy. 1953 M. Dibner Deep Six xv. 154 A candy bar's called poguey-bait. 1970 Esquire Nov. 116 Pogie bait is any snack that is not prepared..in a government mess-hall. |