Pokey Definition

pōkē
pokeys, pokies
noun
A jail.
Webster's New World
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adjective

(of a room, house) Of small volume, cramped.

Wiktionary

(slang) Slow.

Wiktionary

(slang, of a car) Fast.

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Other Word Forms of Pokey

Noun

Singular:
pokey
Plural:
pokeys

Origin of Pokey

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pokey Sentence Examples

  • This worked much better and ' Thirteen ' is pretty pokey.

  • I started my return to knitting with a giant knitted afghan in Red Heart's Hokey Pokey yarn (variegated orange yarn, mind you). the design was simple but it took forever to finish.

  • The entrance lobby is unusual and, frankly, rather pokey, but it's probably very effective at keeping the drafts out.

  • Many were sent North to Scotland where they were then given a barrow and became ' hokey pokey ' men.

  • Dancing the Hokey Pokey with Billy and Mandy was so much fun.

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Words Starting With

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