pokey

po·key

noun \ˈpō-kē\

plural pokeys

Definition of POKEY

slang

: jail

Examples of POKEY

1. <joked about the time he passed out on the street and woke up in the pokey>

Origin of POKEY

origin unknown

First Known Use: circa 1919

Related to POKEY

Synonyms: bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, jail [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]

Related Words: bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank; block, ward; glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s); concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp; dungeon, keep, oubliette; reformatory, reform school, training school

Near Antonyms: outside

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