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pogie bait

A "Pogie" was a company clerk. The "bait" was food or drink used to bribe a company clerk into giving a soldier a weekend pass. Since the 1960's it refers to any non-issued food carried by a soldier in the field. Hence the term (pogie bait)

Examples of pogie bait:
Candy bars, potatoe chips.

by Phil Logan February 24, 2005

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