poage

Yola

Alternative forms

• poag, paug, paugh

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish póg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔːɡ/

Noun

poage

1. kiss

   Synonym: kesse

   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 96:

     Zoo wough aul vell a-danceen; earch bye gae a poage

     So we all fell a-dancing; each boy gave a kiss

Derived terms

• paugh-meale

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 62