Talk:Pogue
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[edit] Origins
Reference for the supposed sexual origin of the term? The folk etymology I have heard for this term is either from the seemingly improbable acronym P.O.G. ("people other than grunts"), or from the more likely Irish phrase 'pogue mo hone' ("kiss my arse").
- "POG" is a contrivance and a backronym, albeit one completely misspelled and horrifyingly misapplied. I'm in the military and good grief I am tired of people insisting that the word "pogue" is simply the pronunciation of the acronym. First of all, this implies that the military invented the word "pogue," and that it was further an official-enough term to give it its own acroynm. My suspicion is that the word "pogue" is related to "pogueybait", naval slang for candy or other junk food. The sense of "pogue" being a derogatory term for Irish immigrants would make sense for both uses of the root word. Pogue would have been eventually adopted as a catch-all for lazy/cowardly servicemembers, and independently "baiting" a "pogue" would best be used with candy or the like. This "POG" nonsense infuriates me. Every time some stupid fucking jarhead says it's an acronym for person other than grunt I want to cave their head in. End of Rant.Robotempire 11:17, 2 July 2007 (UTC)