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Pogy (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Pogy

Drunk.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Plyer * Point

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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About

Francis Grose was independently wealthy, having inherited money from his father, a jeweller. Finding himself overspending, he published a number of books; his Provincial Glossary seems to have been the starting-point for the Vulgar Tongue reproduced here.

Platter-faced
Play
Pluck
Plug Tail
Plumb
Plummy
Plump
Plump Currant
Plumpers
Plyer
Pogy
Point
Poisoned
Poke
Poker
Pole
Polish
Poll
Polt
To Pommel
Pomp