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pokey

pok·ey
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poh-kee]
    • /ˈpoʊ ki/
    • /ˈpəʊ.ki/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poh-kee]
    • /ˈpoʊ ki/

Definition of pokey word

  • noun pokey a jail 0
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Parts of speech for Pokey

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pokey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for pokey

noun pokey

  • calaboose — a prison; jail
  • hoosegow — a jail.
  • lockup — a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.

adj pokey

  • draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
  • laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
All 6 Synonyms of pokey

Antonyms for pokey

adjective pokey

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