transcription, транскрипция: [ poʊki ]
( pokier, pokiest)
Note: The spelling 'pokey' is also used, especially for meanings 1 and 3.
1.
A room or house that is poky is uncomfortably small. ( INFORMAL )
...pokey little offices.
= cramped
ADJ [ disapproval ]
2.
If you say that someone is poky , you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly. ( AM INFORMAL )
‘Move!’ she cried. ‘Don’t be so darn poky!’
ADJ [ disapproval ]
3.
If someone is in the pokey , they are in prison. ( mainly AM INFORMAL )
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