POKEY

Meaning of POKEY in English

noun

Synonyms: jail , ||calaboose, ||can, ||clink, cooler, ||hoosegow, jug, lockup, prison, ||stir

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003

POKEY — mahinayon
English-Visayan vocabulary
POKEY — noun (plural ~s) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1919 jail
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POKEY — noun also poky ˈpōkē, -ki ( plural pokeys also pokies ) Etymology: alteration of earlier pogie workhouse, of unknown origin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POKEY — (a.) See Poky.
Английский словарь Webster
POKEY — ( a. ) See Poky.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POKEY — /poh"kee/ , adj. pokier, pokiest , n. , pl. pokeys . poky.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POKEY — adj. restricted, limited; boring, tiresome; stupid, dumb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POKEY — noun ( plural pokeys ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1919 slang : jail
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POKEY — adj ·see poky.
Webster English vocab
POKEY — ■ noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. prison. Origin early 20th cent.: alt. of pogey (an early sense being 'hostel for …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POKEY — [po.key] n, pl pokeys [origin unknown] (ca. 1919) slang: jail
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POKEY — pok|ey, pok|ie, pok|y BrE AmE ˈpəʊk |i AmE ˈpoʊk |i ▷ pok|eys iz ▷ pok|ier i‿ə AmE i‿ ə r …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POKEY — ➡ poky
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POKEY — pok ‧ ey /ˈpəʊki $ ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English old-fashioned informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Probably …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POKEY — n. US sl. prison. [perh. f. POKY]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POKEY — n. US sl. prison. [ perh. f. POKY ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POKEY — n. US sl. prison. Etymology: perh. f. POKY
Oxford English vocab
POKEY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Looking pink and refreshed after a short break, Mr Smith strode into the pokey committee …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POKEY — adj. Function: noun Synonyms: JAIL , ||calaboose, ||can, ||clink, cooler, ||hoosegow, jug, lockup, prison, ||stir
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POKEY — • ↑ poky/pokey
Longman Activator English vocab
POKEY — jail, prison Don't mention pokey in your resume. You don't want to advertise your time in jail.
English Idioms vocabulary
POKEY — (американизм) (сленг) тюрьма, тюряга
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POKEY — Убогий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
POKEY — pokey.ogg ʹpəʋkı n амер. сл. тюрьма, тюряга
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POKEY — (n) тюрьма; тюряга
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
POKEY — n амер. сл. тюрьма, тюряга
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
POKEY — n AmE sl I knew damn well that he would use any excuse to toss me in the pokey — Я …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
POKEY — n AmE sl I knew damn well that he would use any excuse to toss me in the pokey — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
POKEY — pokey n AmE sl I knew damn well that he would use any excuse to toss me in the pokey …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
POKEY — I knew damn well that he would use any excuse to toss me in the pokey — Я очень хорошо …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
POKEY — adj. Pronunciation: ' p ō -k ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural pokeys Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1919 slang …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POKEY — n амер. сл. тюрьма, тюряга
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POKEY — убогий
English-Russian Online Dictionary
POKEY — убогий, неопределенный, безвкусный
English-Russian vocab
POKEY — (американизм) (сленг) тюрьма, тюряга
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

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