English

Detailed Synonyms for poky in English

poky:

poky adj

  1. poky
    poky
  2. poky
    – 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
  3. poky
    – wasting time 1
    laggard; poky; dilatory; pokey
    – wasting time 1

poky [the ~] noun

  1. the poky
    – 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

Related Words for "poky":

  • pokier, pokiest

Alternate Synonyms for "poky":


Related Definitions for "poky":

  1. small and remote and insignificant1
    • passed a series of poky little one-horse towns1
  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

Related Synonyms for poky