Pogey

Перевод слова "pogey" на Русский язык

Существительное

/ˈpəʊɡi/

/ˈpoʊɡi/

pogey

pogeys множ.

The fisherman caught a pogey in the river.

Рыбак поймал рыбу в реке.

He received pogey after losing his job.

Он получил пособие после потери работы.

Дополнительные переводы

Существительное

/ˈpəʊɡi/

/ˈpoʊɡi/

A colloquial term for welfare benefits or unemployment assistance provided by the government.

After losing his job, he had to rely on pogey to make ends meet.

A slang term for a jail or prison.

He spent a few months in the pogey for petty theft.

A poorhouse or workhouse providing lodgings and food to the destitute.

During the Depression, many unemployed men slept in the town pogey.

Any of several Atlantic menhaden fishes (genus Brevoortia), valued for fish meal and oil; pogy.

Boats headed out at dawn to net pogey for the processing plant.

Прилагательное

/ˈpəʊɡi/

/ˈpoʊɡi/

Relating to or provided by government unemployment or welfare benefits (used only before a noun).

He deposited his pogey cheque at the bank.