1. Plural of pogey; a small fish of the herring family, used as bait or food.
Usage: Also spelled pogie or pogy; Common in North American fishing contexts
2. Plural of pogey; Canadian informal term for unemployment benefits.
Usage: Chiefly Canadian; Informal

Examples

• The fishermen used pogeys as bait to catch larger fish.
• A school of pogeys swam near the dock.
• He collected pogeys in his net for the seafood market.
• After losing his job, he applied for pogeys to support his family.
• The commercial fishing fleet harvested thousands of pogeys each season.