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Pokey

//ˈpoʊ.ki// adj, noun, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    of small volume, cramped (of a room, house)

    "He loved the little pokey kitchen, where men’s boots tramped, and the dog slept with one eye open for fear of being trodden on; where the lamp hung over the table at night, and everything was so silent."

  2. 2
    slow slang
  3. 3
    fast slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    small and remote and insignificant wordnet
  2. 2
    wasting time wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    prison. slang, with-definite-article
  2. 2
    a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) wordnet
  3. 3
    knife. Multicultural-London-English, slang

    "Grip my pokey, ching down these punks"

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