pokey (Meaning)
pokey (n)
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)
pokey (s)
wasting time
small and remote and insignificant
pokey (a.)
See Poky.
Synonyms & Antonyms of pokey
Synonyms:
- tank
- work camp
- joint
- slam
- hold
- cell
- gulag
- oubliette
- reformatory
- keep
- prison camp
- quod
- concentration camp
- stir
- stalag
- reform school
- hole
- labor camp
- guardhouse
- dungeon
- glasshouse
- tolbooth
- block
- bull pen
- can
- ward
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
pokey Sentence Examples
- The pokey prison cell felt cramped and suffocating.
- The pokey little apartment had barely enough room to swing a cat.
- The horse's pokey gait made it slow and arduous to ride.
- The traffic was pokey and made the trip unbearable.
- The pokey snail inched its way across the leaf.
- The pokey pencil refused to write smoothly.
- The pokey computer responded sluggishly to every command.
- The pokey elevator seemed to take forever to reach its destination.
- The pokey phone line crackled and buzzed, making communication a challenge.
- The pokey surgery took hours and left the patient feeling weak and groggy.
FAQs About the word pokey
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons se
jail, prison, penitentiary, hoosegow, cooler, bridewell, big house, cage, guardroom, slammer
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The pokey prison cell felt cramped and suffocating.
The pokey little apartment had barely enough room to swing a cat.
The horse's pokey gait made it slow and arduous to ride.
The traffic was pokey and made the trip unbearable.
