pogo stick

noun

po·go stick ˈpō-(ˌ)gō-

: a pole with a strong spring at the bottom and two footrests on which a person stands and moves along with a series of jumps

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Jonathan getting stuck following a sister’s orders to slide down the laundry chute, knocking out his teeth from adventures on a pogo stick, falling out of trees and climbing up the basketball goal and not knowing how to get down. —

Amy Eskind, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024 Neighborhood speed bumps are both harsh on impact and then poorly damped on rebound, when the compressed rear suspension springs back like a pogo stick after landing on the other side of the bump. —

Dan Carney, Popular Science, 1 Feb. 2024 These days researchers are constructing better definitions of walking and running by focusing on two simple models: pendulums and pogo sticks. —

Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Nothing works up an appetite like bobbing up and down like a pogo stick on an empty stomach. —

Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for pogo stick