noun General Slang

pogey bait

· noun · military

Candy, sweets, junk food — the good stuff from the PX or a care package.

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Sweets, chocolate, chips, sodas — any sugary contraband stuffed in a cargo pocket or smuggled into the field. Currency in the barracks and gold in a foxhole. A solid Snickers can buy you a favour.

“Mom sent a box of pogey bait — Reese's, Slim Jims, the works. I'm rich.”
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pogey bait In A Sentence

Mom sent a box of pogey bait — Reese's, Slim Jims, the works. I'm rich.

Origin & Usage

Early 20th-century US Navy/Marine slang. 'Pogey' or 'pogue' historically meant a soft or non-combat type — pogey bait was the candy used to lure them, or what they ate.

Variants pogie baitpogy bait
Tags #military#marines#navy#snacks

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What does pogey bait mean?

Pogey bait is military slang for candy, sweets, and junk food — the good stuff you get from the PX or a care package from home.

How do you use pogey bait in a sentence?

"My mum's package finally arrived, so I've got a whole stash of pogey bait to get me through this deployment."

Where does the term pogey bait come from?

It's long-standing US military (especially Marine Corps) slang, with "pogey" or "pogue" referring to someone in a non-combat role who's easily lured by sweets.

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