adj
pokey
POH-kee
adj
1
Small and cramped.
"The flat had one pokey bedroom barely big enough for a single bed."
2
Slow-moving.
"We got stuck behind a pokey tractor on the country lane."
noun
1
Prison (informal).
"He spent a night in the pokey after the bar fight."
How to Use Pokey
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCramped or slow — or, as slang, jail.
When to use it
The "prison" sense is informal American slang, usually said with "the": "in the pokey."
Word Forms
pokeys plural
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