DCHP-2

pogo DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• n. — proprietary, Food

  a battered and deep-fried hot dog, served on a stick (see Image 1).

  Type: 3. Semantic Change — Pogo in other locations generally refers to the spring-loaded jumping toy. In Canada, however, the term also refers to the fairground food. Pogo is most frequent in Canada (see Chart 1). The brand Pogo was started in Montreal according to the company's website. A trademark for POGO and the original recipe was filed in 1966 and registered in 1967 by Leopold Kerr in Duvernay, QC (see Canadian Trade-marks Database reference). Today, pogo is used as a general term for any battered hot dog, which outside of Canada is usually called "corn dog".
  See also COD-2, s.v. "pogo" (2), which is marked "Cdn proprietary".