pogo stick
noun
po·go stick
ˈpō-(ˌ)gō- 
: 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
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Los Angeles’s big prop shops can supply a thousand films and TV shows a year, outfitting crime procedurals to Bible epics with satchels, spears, and pogo sticks.
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Alex Carp, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The object appeared to be some kind of electric pogo stick.
—Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 26 July 2025
And don’t forget the pogo stick hops that landed him in the 2022 Slam Dunk Contest and the 96th percentile in block rate among point guards last season (per Cleaning the Glass).
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The Duck mascot brought out a pogo stick, for goodness sake.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 31 Dec. 2024
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Alex Carp, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The object appeared to be some kind of electric pogo stick.
—Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 26 July 2025
And don’t forget the pogo stick hops that landed him in the 2022 Slam Dunk Contest and the 96th percentile in block rate among point guards last season (per Cleaning the Glass).
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The Duck mascot brought out a pogo stick, for goodness sake.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 31 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pogo stick
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“Pogo stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pogo%20stick. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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pogo stick
noun
po·go stick
ˈpō-gō-
: 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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