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Definition of Pokey
1. Adjective. Wasting time.
2. 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).
Specialized synonyms: Bastille, Holding Cell, Hoosegow, Hoosgow, House Of Correction, Lockup, Workhouse
Generic synonyms: Correctional Institution
Derivative terms: Gaol, Jail
3. Adjective. Small and remote and insignificant. "Passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
Definition of Pokey
1. a. See Poky.
Definition of Pokey
1. Adjective. (qualifier of a room, house) of small volume, cramped ¹
2. Adjective. (slang) slow ¹
3. Adjective. (slang of a car) fast ¹
4. Noun. (slang with "the") prison. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pokey
1. poky [n -KEYS] - See also: poky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pokey
Literary usage of Pokey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1898)
"I hope you taught him not to chase me any more," said pokey, with some feeling.
... asked pokey. " Why, did n't you know our house was heated by a furnace? ..."
2. Sylvester Sound, the Somnambulist by Henry Cockton (1844)
"inquired pokey. But Legge returned no answer. " If there's anything fructifying
in your mind, unpleasant," said Obadiah, " out with it, my boy, ..."
3. The Mendelssohn Club Cook Book by Mendelssohn Club (Rockford, Ill.) (1909)
"Hokey pokey. Pack ice cream in an ordinary square mold. When frozen, cut into
squares, quickly wrap in tissue paper. ..."
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