poggers (English)

Where does "poggers" come from?

The English slang term 'poggers' is formed by combining the word 'pog' with the slang suffix '-ers'[1]. The term 'pog' originates from the trademark 'POG', which refers to a juice brand made from passion fruit, orange, and guava, whose cardboard bottle cap liners were famously used as playing pieces for milk caps[2].

Full etymology tree

• poggers (English), 'Expresses strong excitement.'
  • suffix pog (English), 'A single (usually brightly colored) piece in the game of milk caps.'
  • suffix -ers (English), 'Used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words.'

Sources

1. poggers (English) - Wiktionary
2. pog (English) - Wiktionary

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