What does POKEY mean?

Parts of Speech:

Adjective, Noun

Definitions:

Adjective: slow-moving, unexciting, or tedious.

Noun: a prison cell.

Pronunciations:

US: /ˈpoʊki/

UK: /ˈpəʊki/

Origin and Usage:

The word "pokey" originated in the United States in the early 20th century as a slang term for jail or prison. It is derived from the word "poke," which means a small bag or sack. The word later came to be used as an adjective to describe something that is slow-moving, unexciting, or tedious.

Synonyms:

Adjective: slow, sluggish, boring, dull, tedious, unexciting.

Noun: cell, jail, prison.

Related Words:

choky, hokey, joke, poked, poker, smoke, spoke, yoked.

Example Sentences:

Adjective:

• The pokey old car could barely make it up the hill.
• The meeting was pokey and unproductive.

Noun:

• He spent the night in the pokey after being arrested for drunk driving.
• The inmate was transferred to a new pokey in a different state.