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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

pingy pongoes

British slang for a very bad smell.
"Ewww, what a pingy pongoes! Who farted?"
pingy pongoes by Caitlin Bass April 26, 2006
Scanned using a CAT scanner, an MRI scanner or a PET scanner. Such medical scanners resemble a giant polo mint,
I was poloed again last Thursday at the Royal Infirmary.
Poloed by Lance Boyle MD January 25, 2011
a word used to describe something good, bad, nasty, yummy or anything else you would like. it is commonly used after the adjective.
"I am so nervey pongoes for this evenings event!"
"you are so gorgey pongoes."
"Icky pongoes!"
pongoes by kymberlizzle January 2, 2008

Icky Pongoes 

Something that is really disgusting and gross.
Ugh, totally icky pongoes, that spider crawled right over my desk!
Icky Pongoes by lxlLucid_Dreamerlxl September 29, 2004
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