/powˈki/ - [powkee] - pok•y
We found 10 definitions of poky from 4 different sources.
Adjective |
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poky - wasting time | ||
dilatory, laggard, pokey | ||
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" | ||
poky - small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" | ||
jerkwater, one-horse, pokey | ||
Noun |
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poky - 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, pokey | ||
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 |