chokey

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Etymology 1[edit]

choke +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

chokey (comparative more chokey, superlative most chokey)

  1. Reminiscent of choking.
    • 1857, Thomas Hughes, “Chapter 4”, in Tom Brown's School Days:
      The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey.

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”) / Urdu چَوکی (caukī).

Noun[edit]

chokey (plural chokeys)

  1. (dated, British) prison
  2. (South Asia, historical) A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc.

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