“A/POKE”

The following 2 entries include the term A/POKE.

pig in a poke

noun phrase

: something offered in such a way as to obscure its real nature or worth

a pig in a poke

noun phrase

: something usually of poor quality that someone buys or accepts without knowing much about it


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