Pokey - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpəʊkɪ|
Brit.
|ˈpəʊkɪ|
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) (syn: clink, gaol, jail, poky, slammer)
adjective
- wasting time (syn: dilatory, laggard, poky)
- small and remote and insignificant (syn: jerkwater, one-horse, poky)
- small and remote and insignificant (syn: jerkwater, one-horse, poky)
Extra examples
...joked about the time he passed out on the street and woke up in the pokey...
Word forms
adjective
comparative: pokier
superlative: pokiest
comparative: pokier
superlative: pokiest
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