POKY

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


Etymology 1

Noun

poky (plural pokies)

A gambling device based on the card game poker.

Etymology 2

Adjective

poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)

Slow.

Stupid; mentally dull.

Etymology 3

Adjective

poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)

(of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby.

Noun

poky (plural pokies)

(slang) Jail.

Source: Wiktionary


Pok"y, a. Etym: [Written also pokey.]

1. Confined; cramped. [Prov. Eng.]

2. Dull; tedious; uninteresting. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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