POKEY

jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky

(adjective) small and remote and insignificant; “a jerkwater college”; “passed a series of poky little one-horse towns”

dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey

(adjective) wasting time

jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey

(noun) a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

pokey

(of a room, house) of small volume, cramped

(slang) slow

(slang, of a car) fast

Noun

pokey (plural pokeys)

(slang, with "the") prison.

Synonyms

in the poke

Source: Wiktionary


Pok"ey, a.

Definition: See Poky.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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