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pokey

po·key

US/ˈpoʊ.ki/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

a slang term for jail

adjective

1.
2.

small and remote and insignificant

  • “a jerkwater college”
  • “passed a series of poky little one-horse towns”

Phrases

  • Hokey Pokey

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