As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
choky
(adjective) so tight as to tend to choke; “a choky collar”
chokey, choky
(noun) British slang (dated) for a prison
Source: WordNet® 3.1
choky (comparative chokier, )
Alternative form of chokey
choky (plural chokies)
Alternative form of chokey
Source: Wiktionary
Chok"y Chok"ey, a.
1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to suffocate.
2. Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion. "A deep and choky voice." Aytoun. The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey. T. Hughes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.