pogue bait

Pogue Bait refers to the non-military issues snacks that are carried in the field.

Examples of these food items(during the latest American campaigns are : Jolly ranchers, beef sticks, caramels of various shapes .
Term is first seen during WW1.
An example of this term being used in cinema is in The DI, starring Jack Webb, 1957.

I bet you knuckle head grunts would love to just sit around , listen to beatnik music and eat your pogue bait !

by Rem Acu Tetigisti November 6, 2017

pogie bait

A "Pogie" was a company clerk. The "bait" was food or drink used to bribe a company clerk into giving a soldier a weekend pass. Since the 1960's it refers to any non-issued food carried by a soldier in the field. Hence the term (pogie bait)

Examples of pogie bait:
Candy bars, potatoe chips.

by Phil Logan February 24, 2005

pogie bait

USMC slang for sweet edibles, such as cake or candy.

Everybody liked it when a family member sent a kage of pogie bait to someone in the unit.

by Duckbutt September 10, 2004

pogie bait

A term used for candy, sweets, small gifts, liquor and cigarettes used to attract prostitutes in South Korea by U.S. Armed Forces members.

I need to grab some pogie bait before going downtown looking for poontang.

by Mark January 21, 2005