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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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