Definition of pokey Pokey
/powˈki/ - [powkee] - pok•ey
We found 9 definitions of pokey from 4 different sources.
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What does pokey mean?
WordNet
Adjective |
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| pokey - wasting time | ||
| dilatory, laggard, poky | ||
| slow not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" | ||
| pokey - small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" | ||
| jerkwater, one-horse, poky | ||
Noun |
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| pokey - 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) | ||
| jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky | ||
| correctional institution a penal institution maintained by the government | ||
| bastille a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) | ||
| holding cell a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial | ||
| hoosegow, hoosgow slang for a jail | ||
| house of correction (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences | ||
| lockup jail in a local police station | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pokey (a.)
See Poky.
Part of speech
🔤- pokey, noun, singular of pokeys.
- pokey, adjective.
