Meaning of POKEY
| Pronunciation: | | 'powkee
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- [n] a slang term for jail
- [adj] small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
- [adj] wasting time
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| | Synonyms: | | dawdling, dilatory, jerkwater, laggard, one-horse, poky, provincial, slow |
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| | See Also: | | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, slammer | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pok"ey\, a.
See {Poky}.
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