ki 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.
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| —adj , pokier, pokiest | |
| 1. | informal (esp of rooms) small and cramped |
| 2. | without speed or energy; slow |
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| 3. | slang chiefly (US), (Canadian) the poky prison |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
The window was a good-size rectangle rather than a poky porthole.
For a species that prides itself on its athletic prowess, human beings are a pretty poky group.
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