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Synonyms for pokey in English

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  1. pokey:

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Detailed Synonyms for pokey in English

pokey:

pokey adj

  1. pokey
    – small and remote and insignificant 1
    poky; one-horse; pokey; jerkwater
    – small and remote and insignificant 1
    • poky adj
      • passed a series of poky little one-horse towns1
    • one-horse adj
      • passed a series of poky little one-horse towns1
    • pokey adj
    • jerkwater adj
      • a jerkwater college1
  2. pokey
    – wasting time 1
    laggard; poky; dilatory; pokey
    – wasting time 1

pokey [the ~] noun

  1. the pokey
    – 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) 1
    the jail; the clink; the poky; the gaol; the jailhouse; the pokey; the slammer
    – 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) 1

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Related Definitions for "pokey":

  1. small and remote and insignificant1
  2. wasting time1
  3. 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)1







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