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Webster 1913 Edition


Poky

Pok′y

,
Adj.
[Written also
pokey
.]
1.
Confined; cramped.
[Prov. Eng.]
2.
Dull; tedious; uninteresting.
[Colloq.]

Definition 2024


poky

poky

English

Alternative forms

Noun

poky (plural pokies)

  1. A gambling device based on the card game poker

Etymology 2

Adjective

poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)

  1. slow

Etymology 3

Adjective

poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)

  1. (of a room or other enclosed space) small and cramped
Translations

Noun

poky (plural pokies)

  1. (slang) jail