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pokinesses

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pok⋅y

  [poh-kee] adjective, pok⋅i⋅er, pok⋅i⋅est, noun, plural pok⋅ies.
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–adjective Informal.
1. puttering; slow; dull: poky drivers.
2. (of a place) small and cramped: a poky little room.
3. (of dress) dowdy.
–noun
4. Slang. a jail: They put him in the poky for carrying a concealed weapon.
Origin:
1840–50; poke 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
pok⋅i⋅ly, adverb
pok⋅i⋅ness, noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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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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