Tom spent all night in the pokey.
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Pokey
/ˈpoʊ.ki/
Synonyms for "pokey" (33 found)
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5 entriescorrectional institutiondetention facilitypenal institutionspatial propertytemporal descriptor
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9 entriesCollocations
11 entriescounty pokeyfederal pokeylocal pokeypokey pacepokey processpokey quarterspokey ratepokey roompokey spacestate pokeythe pokey
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2 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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.
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Grip my pokey, ching down these punks
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