chokey
choky
/ (ˈtʃəʊkɪ) /
noun
British a slang word for prison
Origin of chokey
1C17: from Anglo-Indian, from Hindi caukī a shed or lockup
Words Nearby chokey
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How to use chokey in a sentence
Well now, it seems to me that we must do something pretty soon or we shall find ourselves in chokey.
The Great Airship. | F. S. BreretonAre you the chap that stole the money, and got chokey for it?
Dead Man's Love | Tom GallonBut dashed if this imported freak didn't suddenly nod with a sort of chokey snuffle and reach out her hand for mine.
The Haunted Pajamas | Francis Perry ElliottThe hills around chokey, and below it are rounded, those towards the pass being more steep.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The | William GriffithA pretty thing if I was to leave mine to get through all the grub by themselves, while I was sent to chokey!
Upsidonia | Archibald Marshall
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