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Pokey

/ˈpoʊ.ki/

(with "the") prison.

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📖 Definitions of "Pokey"

noun

1
(with "the") prison.

adjective

1
(of a room, house) of small volume, cramped
2
Slow
3
(of a car) fast

🔄 Synonyms of "Pokey"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
laggardnoun	One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.
dilatory	Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
slowverb	Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
provincialnoun	Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.
dawdlingnoun	the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
pokynoun	(of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby.
jerkwaternoun	(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
one-horse	(by extension) Small, insignificant.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pokey"

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Word	Definition
one-horse	(by extension) Small, insignificant.
jerkwaternoun	(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
provincialnoun	Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.
dilatory	Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
laggardnoun	One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.
slowverb	Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
dawdlingnoun	the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
pokynoun	(of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby.
hoosegownoun	(US, slang) A jail.
lockupnoun	(slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
jailnoun	A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
prisonnoun	A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
slammernoun	(slang, usually "the slammer") Jail, prison.
slamnoun	(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
brignoun	(nautical) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
clinknoun	(ambitransitive) To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.
stirverb	(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
herenoun	(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
hokey	(US, colloquial) Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.
cramped	Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.