pogo

present singular third person pogos · participle present pogoing · participle past pogoed · past pogoed

1. intransitiveTo use a pogo stick.
2. intransitiveTo dance the pogo.
3. cyclingTo lift the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jump up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.
4. intransitiveTo move rapidly up and down like a pogo stick.

   Just short of their objectives, the missiles pogoed, climbing steeply, then diving into their targets.

   1997, James H. Cobb, Sea Strike, page 270

5. To perform the skateboarding trick called a pogo.
6. video gamesTo jump off an enemy or another, usually hostile, object by striking it downward.

plural pogos

1. A dance associated with the 1970s punk rock movement in which participants jump up and down on the spot in the manner of someone riding a pogo stick.
2. cyclingThe act of lifting the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jumping up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.
3. abbreviationellipsisaerospaceEllipsis of pogo oscillation, a dangerous condition where fluctuations in the thrust and acceleration produced by a rocket engine generate variations in the flow of fuel to the engine, amplifying the fluctuations of thrust and acceleration in a positive feedback cycle that can eventually tear the vehicle apart.
4. A skateboarding trick in which the board is held vertically and used like a pogo stick.

plural pogos

1. CanadaUSA corndog on a stick.

1. A barangay of Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines.
2. A barangay of Bautista, Pangasinan, Philippines.
3. A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines.

1. abbreviationslanglifestyleAbbreviation of Pokémon Go.

   Synonyms: PG

plural POGOs

1. PhilippinesabbreviationacronymAcronym of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator.