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Chokey

//ˈt͡ʃəʊki// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Reminiscent of choking.

    "The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey."

Noun
  1. 1
    Prison. UK, countable, dated, uncountable
  2. 2
    British slang (dated) for a prison wordnet
  3. 3
    A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc. South-Asia, countable, historical, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From choke + -y.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī) and Urdu چَوکی (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”).

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