poky

Examples

• All

• You're gonna get yourself locked up in the poky.

  Deranged (1974)

• Mo was in the poky so many times that he developed a regular escape routine.

  Piranha (1978)

• Hey, if I get hurt, if I get, you know, thrown in the pokey for this, that's cool.

  Good Mythical Morning

• They did get you and Disney, as you point out, back to the pokey you go.

• And with all them horses in that snow and you all by your lonesome, you're gonna be a mite poky.

  The Hateful Eight (2015)

• Until Emil Hatchew Is Permanently Put In The Poky, You Parkers Are In Peril.

  Our Lips Are Sealed (2000)

• I still have a beaten-up copy of this little classic along with the older Golden Books such as THE POKY LITTLE PUPPY, THE SAGGY, BAGGY ELEPHANT, and THE TAWNY SCRAWNY LION.

  Blog text (8)

• After his reckless behavior, he found himself in the poky for a few weeks.

• The small, uncomfortable poky was nothing compared to what he expected.

• She warned him that his actions would eventually lead him to spend time in the poky.

Synonyms

J

jail

vspoky

∞ 1.0

A building where people are kept as punishment or while waiting for their trial

is used for smaller unpleasant local detention places rather than all jails

J

jailhouse

vspoky

42 4.1

A building where police keep people who are waiting for trial or serving a sentence

is more casual and highlights small unpleasant local jails

S

slammer

vspoky

• Slang

32 9.8

A prison or jail where people are kept after arrest

is the informal word for a small unpleasant detention place

P

pokey

vspoky

• Slang

19 9.9

A small jail where people wait for trial or serve short sentences

is used for a small unpleasant poorly kept prison

C

clink

vspoky

• Informal

6 8.6

A prison or jail where people are kept by the police

is applied more to small unpleasant or poorly maintained lockups

H

hoosegow

vspoky

• Archaic

5 9.9

A jail or prison where people go when they break the law

is the informal term that also stresses small unpleasant conditions

G

gaol

vspoky

• Archaic

2 8.9

A building that holds people as punishment for a crime

is informal and often suggests small poorly kept conditions

C

choky

vspoky

• Archaic

1 9.9

A prison or jail

is the modern informal name often meaning a small poor facility

C

chokey

vspoky

• Archaic

1 9.9

A prison where people are kept as punishment for a crime

is the current informal term suggesting small or run-down places

H

hoosgow

vspoky

• Archaic

9.9

A place where people are kept after being arrested

is the informal name often implying small poor conditions

Antonyms

C

comfortable

494 1.0

Not feeling pain or physical discomfort

L

luxurious

62 5.6

Something that is very comfortable and expensive and shows someone is rich

Surface Forms

Etymology