plural porgies also porgy
1
: a blue-spotted silvery-red food fish (Pagrus pagrus of the family Sparidae) of the eastern and western Atlantic
also
: any of various fishes (such as a scup) of the same family
2
[alteration of pogy]
: any of various bony fishes (such as a menhaden) of families other than that of the porgy
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As a result, the case at Porgy’s offers an ever-evolving roster of species not often found on NOLA menus: porgy, the place’s sweet, buttery namesake; colorful parrotfish; sheepshead, which have oddly human-like teeth; and even barracuda.
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AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Otherwise, its list of seafood species is a good reason to go out on a boat into the Sound or along the South coast for the springtime migration of striped bass, black bass, bluefish, porgy, weakfish, scup, hickory shad and tautog all ready to bite.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
His fluid motion — pulling the mesh nets from the water, swapping the old bait for a fresh chunk of porgy — was interrupted only by the occasional water snake on top of a trap or a turtle inside one.
—Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
On this Thursday, the beloved signature whole fried fish is porgy, served over greens, pea shoots and herbs, enveloping the table with aromatic steam, and the server encourages you to drench pieces in ginger vinaigrette and eat it with your hands.
—Von Diaz, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
The fishing was better there, anyway: Trump and his buddies fished all day long, hauling in fluke, weakfish, and porgies, while beachgoers admired the boat from afar.
—Thomas J. Campanella, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2019
The current law has been credited with rebuilding 43 stocks since 2000 including Atlantic sea scallops, pacific canary rockfish and Atlantic scup, also known as porgy.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2018
These deep-bodied, buck-toothed members of the porgy family begin their annual spawning season this month.
—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2018
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AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Otherwise, its list of seafood species is a good reason to go out on a boat into the Sound or along the South coast for the springtime migration of striped bass, black bass, bluefish, porgy, weakfish, scup, hickory shad and tautog all ready to bite.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
His fluid motion — pulling the mesh nets from the water, swapping the old bait for a fresh chunk of porgy — was interrupted only by the occasional water snake on top of a trap or a turtle inside one.
—Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
On this Thursday, the beloved signature whole fried fish is porgy, served over greens, pea shoots and herbs, enveloping the table with aromatic steam, and the server encourages you to drench pieces in ginger vinaigrette and eat it with your hands.
—Von Diaz, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
The fishing was better there, anyway: Trump and his buddies fished all day long, hauling in fluke, weakfish, and porgies, while beachgoers admired the boat from afar.
—Thomas J. Campanella, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2019
The current law has been credited with rebuilding 43 stocks since 2000 including Atlantic sea scallops, pacific canary rockfish and Atlantic scup, also known as porgy.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2018
These deep-bodied, buck-toothed members of the porgy family begin their annual spawning season this month.
—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2018
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porgy
noun
por·gy
ˈpȯr-gē 
plural porgies also porgy
: a blue-spotted silvery red food fish of the coasts of Europe and America
also
: any of various other related or similar fishes
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