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British slang dating from the mid to late nineteenth century, meaning soldiers. Soldiers were not popular at this time as Kipling’s poem Tommy shows (Barrack Room Ballads 1892). The word itself stems from expressions used by comedians in theatres and music halls to get a cheap laugh. The two that are most commonly quoted are "where the army goes the pong goes", or “when the wind blows the pong goes”, pong meaning smell. This quickly became pongoes meaning soldiers plural and pongo meaning an individual. Another possible explanation is that the soldiers were being likened to a large, hairy, smelly ape called a pongo. The expression is still in use today although not common, confined mainly to those who saw service in World War II or Korea (very few now) or who did National Service in Britain while this was still compulsory.
Ambulance chasing lawyers, seeking compensation for terrorists, still see soldiers as pongoes.
Pongoes by AKACroatalin September 9, 2016
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British slang dating from the mid-nineteenth century, meaning soldiers. It stems from a snide expression used by music hall comedians to get a cheap laugh "where the army goes the pong goes", pong meaning smell. This quickly became pongoes meaning soldiers plural and pongo meaning an individual. Still in use today although not common.
When a regiment is given the freedom of a city, the pongoes are allowed to march through it bayonets fixed and colours flying.
Pongoes by Croatalin January 27, 2014

Pontoon Boat 

A motorboat, but in between the butt cheeks instead of the boobs.
Did you see Jack Pontoon Boat that stripper last night? He got his face right up in those butt cheeks.
Pontoon Boat by MooseMan5 September 17, 2010
john: hey look your dog took a shit

mark: wanna have a poogoo

john: well sure I am kinda hungry
poogoo by Coolboy92coolboy93sfriend November 16, 2019
to pass gas, to flatulate, to break wind, to relieve oneself of odorous air biscuits. Use of such word is rumored to have originated in Korea.
I thought I had to take a shit, but it was just a pondoo.
pondoo by chork September 7, 2005

Rusty Pontoon 

When a girl gives you a rim job, and then immediately after she starts making out with you. Later, you discover your own fecal matter on your upper lip, resembling a Hitler stache.
“Hey bro beans, you’re lookin an awful lot like Hitler right now. What’s that on your upper lip?” - concerned friend

*Rusty Pontoon victim frantically checks upper lip*

“Oh my god…. It tastes like poop” - Rusty Pontoon victim

“Didn’t you just come from your girls house? Did you give her a rim job or something?” - concerned friend

“No… she gave me a rim job. Why?” - Rusty Pontoon victim

“Please tell me that she didn’t start making out with you immediately after.” - concerned friend

“Yes she did.” - Rusty Pontoon victim

“Oh shit, you just got Pontooned, you got Rusty Pontooned.” - concerned friend who has seen this plenty of times
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