<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>plural po·geys</li><li>Also a package of food, candy, or other treats sent to a child at boarding school, a person in an institution, etc.</li><li>candy or a treat</li><li>an institution maintained by private charities or government funds for the housing of the aged, sick, orphaned, or feeble-minded; an old-age home, charity hospital, orphanage, or the like</li><li>any form of charity or government relief</li><li>unemployment insurance provided by the government</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>of, relating to, or obtained through charity or government relief: pogey shoes</li></ul>