This undoubtedly reflects the cherished insistence of psychoanalytic theory that the patient actually performs the long-term analysis and is therefore the most real active partner. pogonip Another infallible winner from the dictionary: not a quick drink caught in an inflatable stick, but a fog full of ice particles. Readers of the Old Farmer`s Almanac might recognize the strange warning: “Beware of the Pogonipe!” So, what is a Pogonip? In the mountains of the western United States, fog condenses into tiny particles of acrid ice in extremely cold weather. English-speaking settlers who encountered this unpleasant and sometimes frightening phenomenon when they went west in the 1800s needed a word for it. They borrowed “payinaphip” (“cloud”) from Shoshone and changed it to “pogonip”. According to Native American tradition, inhaling Pogonip can put your lungs at risk. East Pogonip A, smoke from the campfire; B, bee pollen; C, frozen fog; or D, smelly fish intestines? COOPER: There are things that — pogonip is a name. Meteorologists use not only Chinook, already mentioned, but also the Pogonip theme music by Joshua Stamper 2006©New Jerusalem Music / ASCAP Wrap yourself in wicks and challenge yourself with our 14-question quiz on winter-related words.