Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective See
poky .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a room of small volume,
cramped - adjective slang
slow - adjective slang, of a car
fast - noun slang, with "the"
prison .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective small and remote and insignificant
- 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)
- adjective wasting time
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Examples
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I sincerely hope he sorts himself out whilst he is in pokey!
Terrorism is the new Rock ‘n’ Roll. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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12: 48 OJ Simpson gets 15 years in pokey and Knight Rider's been cut back to 17 episodes.
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12: 48 OJ Simpson gets 15 years in pokey and Knight Rider's been cut back to 17 episodes.
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Paris is in the pokey, which is just a lot of fun to say.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs doesn't think much of any kind of Flash and has said it's too pokey, which is why it's not on the thing.
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Sorry, I've never actually used the word 'pokey' in a blog post.
What's Your Excuse? Seeking Solace 2006
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That Your Majesty was "pokey" and that she didn't intend to stay there any longer.
The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays Eugene O'Neill 1920
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The word "pokey" cannot be found in the dictionary.
The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays Eugene O'Neill 1920
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"Looks kind of pokey, doesn't it?" said Allery Jones.
Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Anna Fuller 1884
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Even though the threat of spending 30 years in the pokey will be a powerful incentive for Libby to cut some kind of deal that might include turning on his boss, the possibility of the additional charges of revealing classified information, particularly against Cheney, is even more powerful since, presumably, Cheney does’t appear to be at risk of a truth-telling-related indictment.
john commented on the word pokey
"Moving at an average speed of 4 mph in noontime traffic, the M23 won this year's "Pokey" Award, a creation of the Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives."
- Daily News, October 31, 2007
November 17, 2007
oroboros commented on the word pokey
Gaol,brig,slammer et al.
December 7, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pokey
Gumby's sidekick.
December 14, 2007
bilby commented on the word pokey
See hokey.
July 4, 2009