1. Another term for menhaden, an ocean fish of the herring family: "Pogies are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States and they are used for bait, fertilizer, or a source of oil."

"The fishermen were very pleased to have had such success in catching so many pogies because they could sell them to be used as fertilizer, which was another source of income for them!"

2. Etymology: a shortened and altered form of Poghaden, possibly from Eastern Abenaki.