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pokey

US/ˈpoʊ.ki/

pokey adjective: of a room or house, of small volume, cramped.

Adjective

pokey

  1. Of a room or house, of small volume, cramped.
    • 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.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 9”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
  2. (slang) Slow.
  3. (slang) Of a car, fast.

Noun

pokey (plural pokeys)

  1. (slang, with-definite-article) Prison.
  2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) A knife.
    • Grip my pokey, ching down these punks2018 August 25, (1011) Eleven X (Splash) Russ X Taze, “Anti”, 1:35
    Synonyms:
    jooka, ying, bassy, rambo

Synonyms of pokey

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Forms of pokey

Adjective
alternative formpoky
Noun
pluralpokeys

Words that rhyme with pokey

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Questions about pokey

What does pokey mean?
Pokey means of a room or house, of small volume, cramped.
What part of speech is pokey?
Pokey can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce pokey?
Pokey is pronounced /ˈpoʊ.ki/ (US).

Words near pokey in the dictionary

  1. pokes someone's eye out
  2. pokes the bear
  3. Pokesdown
  4. pokeweed
  5. pokeweeds
  6. pokey
  7. pokeyman
  8. pokeymans
  9. pokeymen
  10. pokeys
  11. Pokfulam

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