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chokey

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chokey, choky [ˈtʃəʊkɪ]
n
Brit a slang word for prison
[from Anglo-Indian, from Hindi caukī a shed or lockup]
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Noun1.chokey - British slang (dated) for a prison
choky
prison, prison house - a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment


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Jones is impatient to get me safely stowed in chokey.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
He could break the door in, cer- tainly; but they would perhaps bundle him into chokey for that without asking questions--no great matter, only he was confoundedly afraid of being locked up, even in mistake.
To-morrow by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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