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poky::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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)
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, slammer |
| Type of | correctional institution |
| Has types | holding cell, hoosegow, hoosgow, house of correction, lockup, workhouse, bastille |
Examples of poky
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On the other hand, the movie always had poky and crackpot drawbacks of its own.
From the washingtontimes.com
A poky inner-city unit became the ideal blank canvas for this colourful couple.
From the smh.com.au
Essentially, the tripe is being used as a vehicle to deliver the poky mustard mayo.
From the guardian.co.uk
You might also see an E, which is supposed to mean you're in a poky Edge territory.
From the usatoday.com
The fear was that this would make the screen feel poky but it's a good size.
From the independent.co.uk
Checking e-mail is easy, but a 56-kbps modem makes for pretty poky surfing.
From the time.com
The price per night is similar to the cost of a luxe but poky hotel room in the same area.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some days the fast lane will be loaded behind one of these poky puppies.
From the ocregister.com
Then chop off the head and feet, they're probably really poky and talony.
From the businessweek.com
- Dilatory: wasting time
- Jail: 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)
- Jerkwater: small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
- Pokey, Poky or Pokie may refer to:
- (Pokily) In kinematics, the speed of an object is the magnitude of its velocity (the rate of change of its position); it is thus a scalar quantity. ...
- A gambling device based on the card game, poker; slow
- A slow-growing mitochondrial mutant in Neurospora.
