The first syllable is "poe." The second syllable is "kwayg," to
rhyme with "vague." The stress can be on either syllable--more
likely "po-QUAG" like "opaque" if you live in, as my mom put it,
"Upper Poughquag" with the mansions, "PO-quag" like "hoecake" if
you live in "Lower Poughquag" by the railroad tracks.
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It is called a Quagsire because a Quag Sorie is an oddlooking
duck. In that case, somehow Quagsire can relate to that.
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quad, quag,quat, quay, quid, quit, quin, quip, quod