What is another word for pokey?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈə͡ʊki], [ pˈəʊki], [ p_ˈəʊ_k_i]
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Synonyms for Pokey:
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adj.
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n.
• dawdling • dilatory • jerkwater • laggard • one-horse • pokey Other synonyms:
- jug ,
- lockup ,
- penitentiary ,
- prison .
Other relevant words:
- Archaicbridewell ,
- Borstal ,
- Bridewell ,
- CHE approved school ,
- Detention Centre ,
- Quod ,
- Unlively ,
- abject ,
- abominable ,
- air duct ,
- arrant ,
- atrocious ,
- ballpoint ,
- base ,
- bastille ,
- beggarly ,
- black hole ,
- bland ,
- bucket ,
- bullpen ,
- cage ,
- cavity ,
- cell ,
- cheesy ,
- chokey ,
- choky ,
- click ,
- clink ,
- confinement ,
- contemptible ,
- corral ,
- correctional institution ,
- cramped ,
- despicable ,
- detention ,
- detention camp ,
- dirty ,
- dopey ,
- dopy ,
- dungeon ,
- enclosure ,
- enormous ,
- execrable ,
- flagrant ,
- fold ,
- foul ,
- fractional ,
- fulsome ,
- gaol ,
- grave ,
- gross ,
- guardroom ,
- heinous ,
- hole ,
- holly ,
- house of detention ,
- humdrum ,
- incommodious ,
- inside ,
- jail ,
- jailhouse ,
- joint ,
- keep ,
- keep up ,
- kraal ,
- little ,
- lock up ,
- low ,
- low-down ,
- lumpish ,
- mangy ,
- mean ,
- measly ,
- miserable ,
- monotonous ,
- monstrous ,
- muggy ,
- nefarious ,
- nib ,
- nick ,
- niggling ,
- obnoxious ,
- odious ,
- oubliette ,
- paltry ,
- peddling ,
- pedestrian ,
- penal institution ,
- pencil ,
- pettifogging ,
- petty ,
- piddling ,
- pindling ,
- playpen ,
- plodding ,
- poor ,
- pound ,
- prosaic ,
- prosy ,
- puny ,
- rack ,
- rank ,
- reform school ,
- reformatory ,
- remand home ,
- reptilian ,
- scabby ,
- scrubby ,
- scummy ,
- scurvy ,
- shabby ,
- shoddy ,
- skimpy ,
- slammer ,
- sluggish ,
- small ,
- snide ,
- soggy ,
- solitary ,
- stir ,
- stockade ,
- stodgy ,
- tardy ,
- torpid ,
- unmentionable ,
- unreadable ,
- up the river ,
- vacancy ,
- vapid ,
- vile ,
- wasting time ,
- wearisome ,
- wretched .
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How to use "Pokey" in context?
When one thinks of the word "pokey" they may envision a small child who is constantly poking them with a stick. This innovative word was first used in the early 1800s and originates from the Hawaiian word meaning "to prick." Used as an adjective, the word can describe someone or something as feeling or appearing prickly or excitable. Pokey is also often used as a diminutive form of the word poky, which describes something as feeling or appearing clumsy or uncoordinated.
Homophones for Pokey:
- poky.
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