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.

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pogie bait

USMC slang for sweet edibles, such as cake or candy.

Everybody liked it when a family member sent a kage of pogie bait to someone in the unit.

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pogie bait

A term used for candy, sweets, small gifts, liquor and cigarettes used to attract prostitutes in South Korea by U.S. Armed Forces members.

I need to grab some pogie bait before going downtown looking for poontang.

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