The term “Pogue” comes from the beach town of “The Outer Banks” in North Carolina. It is part of community jargon to describe wealthy people and those with a lower rank on the socio-economic ladder. “I think the Pogues vs. Kooks will last forever on the Outer Banks. This situation and people`s feelings do not change. These labels are at the heart of the show, but they are not really realistic. According to Brent Nultemeier, an Outer Banks resident and OBXsurfinfo.com owner, the show seems very “fake” to locals. Pogue is “a complete Hollywood thing,” he told Esquire. Kook is a surfing term, but he`s never really heard of rich snooping people.
“Usually, a kook is someone who doesn`t know what they`re doing, who bought a surfboard and wants to paint that picture of a surfer when they`re not at all,” he said. “To me, it`s more of a definition of a kook than anything else.” “Look at those pogues coming to the beach to try to catch our barrels. Don`t they know that spinners own this place? The lighthouse has been ours for years. The Pogues and Kooks are characters in the Netflix series “The Outer Banks”. The Pogues are the low-income community, and the spinners are the wealthy community with old money. The TV show shows the socio-economic differences between the two classes of people and how different life can be, even though they all live in the same area of the Outer Banks. In military slang, pogue is a derogatory term for military personnel who are not engaging in direct combat or who are not on the front lines of combat. The term could have its origin in homophobic insults. While the more widespread use of Pogue describes a low-income character in the Netflix series, it also represents military personnel who are not engaged in combat or who are not on the front lines of a military engagement with the enemy. John B: We`re the Pogues and our mission this summer is to have a good time all the time. The term became popular on social media after the release of the Netflix series “The Outer Banks,” which describes life on the OBX and the difference between “pogues” and “kooks” in the community.
The TV series first aired in April 2020 and is expected to last several seasons on the streaming platform. Some military, veterans and others use Pogue as a derogatory (sometimes joking) slang term for non-combat personnel. The possible origin of the term in homophobic slang is not known. Regardless, the term Pogue is used in the Netflix series Outer Banks as a colloquial term (in the show`s world) to refer to workers in one particular part of the region, as opposed to wealthier people in another part (called weird). The term is not thought to be based on any real slang used in the area. The origin of Pogue as a military slang term used to offend non-combatant personnel is uncertain. The word itself may eventually be rooted in a Gaelic word meaning “kiss” (which is also the basis of the band`s name, known as The Pogues). The use of Pogue in military contexts may stem from homophobic slang terms that have evolved to be used in reference to non-combatant soldiers. However, this link is not certain. Some people may assume that the term “Pogues” refers to the dog “Pug”. You can also confuse the meanings of “pogues” and “kooks”.
“Look, you Pogue, I don`t know who told you it was cool to surf here, but this spot is exclusively for the weird. We will not let you into the water; I am sorry. The word “Pogues” comes from a TV series, but it`s a real word that has a history of use in the Carolinas, especially in the Outer Banks. However, you can use it to describe anyone on the rough side of the city in any community or country in the world. Gossip Girl had “the elite of Manhattan,” Riverdale boasts of “The Serpents,” and Netflix`s Outer Banks has “The Pogues.” The word – which is quite common jargon at this point – is used non-stop on and off screen thanks to the huge success of the series. But do you really know where the term comes from? Here are the Deets, which means “Pogue” by Outer Banks, so you can use it knowingly, whether you`re driving along the coast or not. The term “pogue” refers to a person on the poor side of the city. They live in a low-income household and are the sworn enemy of the “weirds”. Some people may mistakenly attribute the invention of the saying to the TV show “The Outer Banks.” However, it is a common reference in many coastal communities across the United States.
Although the terms mean very different things in colloquial language, it is clear that any definition used means that the two parties never really agree. As John B. complains about his hometown: “The island was like America on steroids. They have and have nothing but expansion and multiplication. In the world of the Outer Banks series, Pogue is used as a self-identified name for workers in part of the region, as opposed to wealthier spinners. It is believed that this use of Kook is based on real surf slang for inexperienced surfers – those who are considered poseurs. It is not believed that the use of Pogue in the series is based on the real slang of the region. In the show, it is explained that it is based on the colloquial term pogie, a nickname for a species of fish found in the waters of the Outer Banks.
Pogue is considered the basis of the similar military slang term Pog (or POG – which is often used as backronym to spell phrases such as “People Other than Grunts”). It is sometimes mistakenly assumed that this term is the basis of Pogue (and not the other way around). You can use the term “pogue” to refer to someone on the “wrong side of the tracks” or the poor part of town. It comes from the TV series OBX, but applies to many real-world communities in the United States.