pogen

pogen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pôgen, further etymology unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoː.ɣən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːɣən

Verb

pogen

  1. to attempt

Conjugation

Conjugation of pogen (weak)
infinitive pogen
past singular poogde
past participle gepoogd
infinitive pogen
gerund pogen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular poog poogde
2nd person sing. (jij) poogt, poog2 poogde
2nd person sing. (u) poogt poogde
2nd person sing. (gij) poogt poogde
3rd person singular poogt poogde
plural pogen poogden
subjunctive sing.1 poge poogde
subjunctive plur.1 pogen poogden
imperative sing. poog
imperative plur.1 poogt
participles pogend gepoogd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

    From Pogo +‎ -en.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpoːɡən/, [-ɡŋ̍]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

    pogen (weak, third-person singular present pogt, past tense pogte, past participle gepogt, auxiliary haben)

    1. (intransitive, slang, music) to pogo, to mosh
      • 2019, Eizbrand, “Wir tanzen nicht, wir pogen!”, in Feuertaufe:
        Nimm’ die Beine in die Hand / Wir tanzen nicht, wir pogen
        Get your legs going / We don't dance, we mosh

    Usage notes

    • Mostly known and practiced in punk rock and adjacent genres.

    Conjugation

    Further reading

    • pogen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • pogen” in Duden online