paugie

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noun

A fish, Stenotomus chrysops, the porgy.

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Meanings

nounpaugie (plural paugies)

plural paugies

  1. A fish, Stenotomus chrysops, the porgy.

Origin

Shortened form of the Narragansett word mishcùppaûog ("porgies", plural). Another shortening of the same word yields the synonym scup. The full word was borrowed as scuppaug. The singular was borrowed as mishcup. Possibly reinforced by its similarity to porgy, especially in non-rhotic accents.

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APA

paugie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paugie

MLA

“paugie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paugie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paugie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paugie.

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