 However, no references have been found that would allow one to trace such a derivation.Among early 20th century gay men, "pogue" was a term for man who enjoys receptive anal sex.The terms REMF (Standing for "Rear Echelon Mother Fucker")  and "Fobbit" (from Forward Operating Base, and "The Hobbit") are closely related terms, in that they are frequently intended as insults (although "fobbit" seems to be taken as less a term of direct abuse, and more a descriptive).