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pok⋅ey

  [poh-kee] adjective pok⋅i⋅er, pok⋅i⋅est, noun, plural pok⋅eys.
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po·key 1 also po·ky   (pō'kē)   
n.   pl. po·keys also po·kies Slang
A jail or prison.

[Origin unknown.]
poke·y 2   (pō'kē)   
adj.   Informal
Variant of poky1.
pok·y 1 also poke·y   (pō'kē)   
adj.   pok·i·er, pok·i·est Informal

  1. Dawdling; slow: waited for the poky sales clerk to ring up the sale.

  2. Frumpish; shabby: found poky old clothes at the thrift store.

  3. Small and cramped: a poky but inexpensive apartment.


[From poke1.]
pok'i·ly adv., pok'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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poky

and pokey
  1. n.
    jail; a jail cell. (Usually with the.) : She spent a day in the poky.
  2. mod.
    slow; lagging and inefficient. : Hurry up! Don't be so poky.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

pokey  (n.)
"jail," 1919, perhaps altered from pogie "poorhouse" (1891), of unknown origin.

pokey  (adj.)
1849, "confined, shabby," later (1856) "slow, dull;" from poke (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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