pokey English

Meaning pokey meaning

What does pokey mean?

pokey

— adjective (= jerkwater, one-horse, poky) small and remote and insignificant a jerkwater college passed a series of poky little one-horse towns

— adjective (= dilatory) wasting time

— noun (= jail) 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)

Synonyms pokey synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as pokey?

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poky

jail

jailhouse

gaol

slammer

prison

one-horse

laggard

jerkwater

dilatory

clink

three hots and a cot

stuffy

prison house

penitentiary

noisome

fusty

fuggy

frowsy

frowsty

confinement

chokey

brig

bastille