A pogo stick is a spring-loaded pole you bounce along on. Ride a pogo stick.
The spring returns most of the energy, which is why it takes so little effort to keep going. The name is said to come from the surnames of its two German inventors.
1nounpogo stickA spring-loaded pole you bounce along on.
“The pogo stick lasted about a fortnight and cost one window.”
pogo stick is a toy.
Said to be formed from the surnames of the German inventors Pohlig and Gottschall.
An acronym of the surnames of German inventors Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall, trademarked.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
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