pogo stick

noun

po·​go stick ˈpō-(ˌ)gō- How to pronounce pogo stick (audio)
: a pole with a strong spring at the bottom and two footrests on which a person stands and moves along with a series of jumps

Examples of pogo stick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Neighborhood speed bumps are both harsh on impact and then poorly damped on rebound, when the compressed rear suspension springs back like a pogo stick after landing on the other side of the bump. Dan Carney, Popular Science, 1 Feb. 2024 These days researchers are constructing better definitions of walking and running by focusing on two simple models: pendulums and pogo sticks. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Nothing works up an appetite like bobbing up and down like a pogo stick on an empty stomach. Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023 In October 2020, Osiris-Rex punched the surface of Bennu using a tool that was supposed to bounce off Bennu like a pogo stick. Katrina Miller, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023 The extreme pogo stick stunt team will flip across The Backyard every day of the fair. Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023 Which brings us back to the pogo stick. Outside Online, 6 July 2020 Fast-forward to the present day, as castmate Ehren McGhehey is shown receiving trauma to his family jewels from, in order: the fist of a UFC heavyweight champion; a softball from an Olympic pitcher; a hockey puck slap shot; and, most unfortunately, a pogo stick. Hau Chu, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2022 Resembling a Roomba vacuum on the end of a 10-foot-long pogo stick, the device pressed two inches into Bennu’s surface and then fired a bottle of pressurized nitrogen gas. National Geographic, 29 Oct. 2020

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Word History

Etymology

from Pogo, a trademark

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pogo stick was in 1921

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Cite this Entry

“Pogo stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pogo%20stick. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

pogo stick

noun
po·​go stick ˈpō-gō- How to pronounce pogo stick (audio)
: a pole with a strong spring at the bottom and two footrests on which a person stands and moves along by jumping
Etymology

from Pogo, a trademark

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