Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
poky — pokey UK / US or poky UK [ˈpəʊkɪ] / US [ˈpoʊkɪ] adjective Word forms pokey : adjective pokey comparative pokier superlative pokiest British small and uncomfortable a pokey little flat … English dictionary
pokey — UK / US or poky UK [ˈpəʊkɪ] / US [ˈpoʊkɪ] adjective Word forms pokey : adjective pokey comparative pokier superlative pokiest British small and uncomfortable a pokey little flat … English dictionary
poky — [pō′kē] adj. pokier, pokiest [ POKE1 + Y2] 1. not lively; slow, dull, dilatory, etc. 2. small and uncomfortable; stuffy [a poky room] 3. shabbily dressed; dowdy: Also pokey p … English World dictionary
Pokey — Pok ey, a. See {Poky}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poky — Pok y, a. [Written also pokey.] 1. Confined; cramped. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. Dull; tedious; uninteresting. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poky — (also pokey) ► ADJECTIVE (pokier, pokiest) 1) (of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped. 2) N. Amer. annoyingly slow. ORIGIN from POKE(Cf. ↑poke) (in the sense confine … English terms dictionary
pokey — [pō′kē] n. pl. pokeys or pokies [< ?] Slang a jail: also poky … English World dictionary
pokey — , poky The first is slang for jail; the second means small, cramped, or slow … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
poky — [[t]po͟ʊki[/t]] pokier, pokiest (The spelling pokey is also used, especially for meanings 1 and 3.) 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) A room or house that is poky is uncomfortably small. [INFORMAL] ...apartments which were poky, dimly lit and poorly… … English dictionary
poky — AND pokey 1. n. jail; a jail cell. (Usually with the.) □ She spent a day in the poky. □ Have you ever been in the pokey? 2. mod. slow; lagging and inefficient. □ Hurry up! Don’t be so poky … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
