pokey

English

Alternative forms

• poky

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊ.ki/

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• Rhymes: -əʊki
• Homophone: pokie

Adjective

pokey

1. (of a room, house) of small volume, cramped
   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 9

     He loved the little pokey kitchen, where men’s boots tramped, and the dog slept with one eye open for fear of being trodden on; where the lamp hung over the table at night, and everything was so silent.

2. (slang) slow
3. (slang, of a car) fast

Translations

cramped

• Dutch: eng (nl)
• German: eng (de)
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• Lithuanian: ankštas
• Russian: те́сный (ru) m (tésnyj)

slow

• Dutch: sloom (nl)
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fast

• Dutch: vurig (nl)
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Noun

pokey (plural pokeys)

1. (slang, with "the") prison.

Synonyms

• in the poke

Translations

prison

• Catalan: garjola (ca) f
• Dutch: nor (nl) f, amigo (nl) m
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• Finnish: pose (slang)
• German: Gefängnis (de) n, Knast (de) m