POKY


Meaning of POKY in English

(pokier, pokiest)

Note: The spelling 'pokey' is also used, especially for meanings 1 and 3.

1.

A room or house that is ~ is uncomfortably small. (INFORMAL)

...pokey little offices.

= cramped

ADJ disapproval

2.

If you say that someone is ~, you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly. (AM INFORMAL)

‘Move!’ she cried. ‘Don’t be so darn ~!’

ADJ disapproval

3.

If someone is in the pokey, they are in prison. (mainly AM INFORMAL)

N-SING: usu the N

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .