Outer Banks: Pogue Life

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Be careful how you use it IRL, tho! Apparently, "pogue" is also derogatory military slang for noncombatant troops that almost certainly has roots in homophobia. Yiiiiikes! The "kooks" are the upper crust At the beginning of episode one, John B., the show's main character, opens up about life on the crazy island and how it's split up. "The Outer Banks, paradise on Earth. It's the sort of place where you either have two jobs or two houses. Two tribes, one island," he says. The word Kook has two different meanings. The first one usually means crazy and is the most common definition used for the word. However, in surfing, it stands for a person who tries to fit into the culture without even trying. According to Urban Dictionary, They are surfing amateurs, pretending that they know what they’re doing in the water, when in reality, they have no idea.

The Pogue-iest of all Pogues, JJ grew up neglected by his abusive father. His rough home life is why he clings to his friendships with fellow Pogues John B and Pope. Pope Heyward In short—if you’re a Pogue, you live on the south side of the island, also known as The Cut. The Pogues are the working class people, waitering, cleaning boats, running charters for the rich. Essentially, they are the slums of the island—some inherently look down upon its residents based on their living there. Though it's a bit more complicated than that—you don't have to be lower-class to be a Pogue.

Gossip Girl had "Manhattan's Elite," Riverdale boasts "The Serpents," and Netflix's Outer Banks has "the Pogues." The word — which is pretty much everyday lingo at this point — is used nonstop onscreen and off thanks to the show’s massive success. But do you actually know where the term comes from? Here are the deets surrounding what “pogue” from Outer Banks means so you can use it knowledgeably — whether or not you’re cruising along the coastline.

iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, 2017 iPad, iPad Mini 2, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 4, 9.7" iPad Pro: 2048x1536, 1536x2048 The geographic location of Outer Banks, often written as OBX, is a string of islands along the coast of North Carolina. The show Outer Banks is mainly set on Kildare Island. (While Outer Banks is a real location, Kildare Island is a fictional town.) Kildare is split into the south side and the north side.This is Figure Eight, the rich side of the island. Home of the Kooks," he says as they pass by golf courses, large ranch houses, and marinas full of expensive yachts. He describes Kooks as "rich trustafarian posers" who he sees as his natural enemies. (He’s not wrong; all the antagonists in the show are rich).

The south side, also called the Cut, is where lower income people live; it’s where John B (Chase Stokes), JJ (Rudy Pankow) and Pope (Jonathan Daviss) live. This is where you’ll find people called Pogues. Outer Banks style has already taken off on social media. Tik Tokers have started dressing up like their favorite OBX characters using just the clothes they have in their closet, so you know it's easy to emulate. Maybe it's our nostalgia for happier times spent browsing in surf shops and lounging on the beach or our newfound appreciation for comfort-meets-cool, but all I know is it works. I, for one, am going to be living in Pogue fashion this summer.

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John B: Pogues, Pogies, the throwaway fish, the lowest member of the food chain. Okay. So, the downside of Pogue life is that we're ignored and neglected. The upside of Pogue life? We're ignored and neglected, which means we do whatever we want, whenever we want. If you’re a fan of Outer Banks, then you’re already aware of the two diverse groups that make up the characters. Netflix’s popular teen drama makes a point to depict the class differences between the Kooks and Pogues living in the idyllic North Carolina town. Depending on what group you grew up in, your life could differ greatly. According to GQ, a Kook is "an individual with no understanding of the social and sartorial norms of surfing." In terms of the show, this makes sense: The Pogues' rivals are the types of people who pose with expensive boards but never get their hair wet.