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May 27, 2012
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pok•y



Pronunciation: (pō'kē), [key]
—adj., pok•i•er, pok•i•est,
—n., pl. pok•ies.

—adj. Informal.
1. puttering; slow; dull: poky drivers.
2. (of a place) small and cramped: a poky little room.
3. (of dress) dowdy.

—n.
Slang.a jail: They put him in the poky for carrying a concealed weapon.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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