pokey

po·key ¹

also po·ky  (pō′kē)

n. pl. po·keys also po·kies Slang

A jail or prison.

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poke·y ²

 (pō′kē)

adj. Informal

Variant of poky¹.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pokey - a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) gaol, jail, jailhouse, poky, slammer, clink bastille - a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) correctional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government holding cell - a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial hoosegow, hoosgow - slang for a jail house of correction - (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences lockup - jail in a local police station workhouse - a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
Adj.	1.	pokey - wasting time dilatory, laggard, poky slow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"
	2.	pokey - small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" jerkwater, one-horse, poky provincial - characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"

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pokey ¹

also poky
noun

Slang. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:

brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison.

Informal: lockup, pen.

Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, slammer, stir.

Chiefly Regional: calaboose.

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Translations

ضَيِّق

engGefängnisKnast

exigu

òröngur

amigoengnorsloomvurig

trangt om plassen

狭小的简陋的

poke

(pəuk) verb

1. to push something into; to prod. He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow. steek يَدفَع، يَنْخُسُ мушкам espetar strčit, šťouchnout stoßen støde; puffe χώνω, μπήγω, σπρώχνωmeter torkama, müksama سیخونک زدن؛ فرو کردن tökätä enfoncer לִתקוֹע ढकेलना gurkanje lök(dös) menusuk pota í cacciare; dare un colpetto 突く 쑤시다 (pa)stumti, kumštelėti []bikstīt mencuit; menyiku porren, stekenstikke, dyttewetknąć, szturchnąć كښته وړل espetar a împinge; a înghionti тыкать, толкать strčiť, štuchnúť dregniti ćušnuti stöta [till], sticka ผลัก dürtmek 插 совати, пхати گھسانا đẩy; chọc 插

2. to make (a hole) by doing this. She poked a hole in the sand with her finger. steek يَثْقُب правя дупка в fazer um buraco udělat (díru) bohren stikke ανοίγω τρύπα, σκαλίζω hacer un agujero uuristama کندن pistää faire un trou dans לַעֲשוֹת חוִר ठेलना čeprkanje döf membuat lubang stinga (gat á) (fare un buco) つついてあける 쑤셔 구멍을 만들다 išdurti []bakstīt; []durt mengorek borenstikke hull i dziurawić, przebijać شكول fazer um buraco a face (o gaură) протыкать urobiť (dieru) zvrtati (luknjo) napraviti rupu peta, sticka เจาะ (รู) batırarak delik açmak 捅(洞) протикати چھيد کر سوارخ کرنا chọc thành lỗ 捅（洞）

3. to (cause to) protrude or project. She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets. uitsteek يُبْرِزُ издавам projetar(-se) vstrčit; vystrčit strecken stikke χώνω, προεξέχωasomar välja pistma بیرون آمدن työntyä esiin dépasser לִתחוֹב izbiti ki- v. bedugja (a fejét) menyembulkan reka (út um) sporgere 突き出す 내밀다 (iš)kišti, kyšoti izbāzt[]; pabāzt[] menjengukkan; terjulur steken stikke gjennom/ut fra wystawać, wystawiać باندى راوتل projectar a scoate высовывать(ся) (vy)strčiť pomoliti; moleti proturiti sticka โผล่ออกมา uzatmak, çıkmak (頭向外)伸 висовувати(ся) ڈالنا thò ra （头向外）伸

noun

an act of poking; a prod or nudge. He gave me a poke in the arm. steek نَخْسَه، دَفْعَه мушване cotovelada rýpnutí, šťouchanec der Stoß stød; puf σκουντιάempujón, golpe müks سقلمه؛ ضربه tökkäys coupדחיפה टिहुतियाव, कुहनी की मार bockanje lökés sodokan olnbogaskot gomitata 一突き 찌르기 kumštelėjimas, niuksas piebikstīšana; dunka; belziens cuitan pordytt, støtpchnięcie, szturchnięcie ضربه cotovelada ghiont толчок, тычок štuchanec sunek ćuškanje stöt, knuff การกระทุ้ง หรือสะกิด düt(ükle)me 捅 поштовх, стусан دھکا cú đẩy; cú chọc 捅

ˈpoker noun

a (usually metal) rod for stirring up a fire. poker مِحْراك النّار ръжен atiçador pohrabáč der Feuerhaken ildrager σκαλιστήρι φωτιάς atizador (ahju)roop میله hiilihanko tisonnier מַחתָה कुरेदनी žarač piszkavas pengorek api skörungur attizzatoio 火かき 부지깽이, 불쑤시게 žarsteklis (krāsns) kruķis penggodek api kachelpook ildrakepogrzebacz ميله، راد atiçador vătrai кочерга kutáč grebljica žarač eldgaffel แท่งโลหะสำหรับเขี่ย ocak sürgüsü 火鉗 коцюба کرچھا، آگ کريدني que cời lửa 拨火棍

ˈpoky, pokey adjective

(of a room etc) small, with not enough space. klein ضَيِّق тесен apertado těsný eng trang στενάχωρος, άβολοςminúsculo, diminuto kitsas تنگ و تاریک ahdas exiguצר जरा सा जगह skučen szegényes kecil þröngur piccolo 狭い 비좁은 ankštas šaurs; saspiests sempit benauwdtrangt om plassenciasny تور او تياره acanhado strâmt, îngust тесный tesný majhen tesan trång, kyffig แคบ ufak, kutu gibi 狹小的，簡陋的(地方) тісний تنگ، چھوٹا nhỏ 狭小的，简陋的（地方）

poke about/around

to look or search for something among other things. rondsoek يُفَتِّش търся tatear prohrabávat herumtasten lede igennem; rode rundt ανασκαλεύω fisgonear tuhnima دنبال چیزی گشتن penkoa fourrager לְחַטֵט खोजना njuškati po, prčkati po tapogatózva keres mencari-cari snuðra; gramsa í frugare 探す 뒤지다 naršyti, šniukštinėti okšķerēt; taustīties menyelongkar overal zoeken snuse omkring myszkować په يو شې پسى ګرځيدل tactear a căuta (prin) искать, шарить prehrabávať (sa) brskati pretraživati gå och rota (snoka) ตรวจค้น karıştırarak aramak 尋找，逛，閒盪 цікавитися ڈھونڈنا lục tìm 寻找，逛，闲荡

poke fun at

to laugh at unkindly. The children often poked fun at him because of his stammer. spot, terg يَهْزأ بِ، يَسْخَر من надсмивам се fazer troça de posmívat se sich lustig machen über gøre grin med κοροϊδεύω, πειράζω άσχημα burlarse de alguien narritama مسخره کردن pilkata se moquer de לִלעוֹג की हंसी उड़ाना, का उपहास करना podbadanje kinevet menertawakan gera gys að prendere in giro ～をからかう 놀리다 pasijuokti iš zoboties; apsmiet mentertawakan voor de gek houdendrive gjøn med robić pośmiewisko z مسخره كول fazer troça de a râde de насмехаться над posmievať sa norčevati se ismevati göra narr av หัวเราะใส่ alay etmek 取笑某人 підсміюватися مذاق اڑانا chế giễu ai 取笑某人

poke one's nose into

to interfere with other people's business. He is always poking his nose into my affairs. jou neus in sake steek يَحْشُر أنفَهُ намесвам се meter o nariz em strkat nos do überall seine Nase hineinstecken stikke sin næse i χώνω τη μύτη μου, παρεμβαίνω meter la nariz en oma nina toppima فضولی کردن nuuskia muiden asioita fourrer son nez dans לִתחוֹב אֶת הַאָף वह हमेशा मेरे मामले में टांग अड़ाता है zaviriti beleüti az orrát ikut campur snuðra, hnÿsast í ficcare il naso in おせっかいする 참견하다 kišti nosį į bāzt degunu cita darīšanās menjaga tepi kain orang zijn neus ergens insteken legge nesen sin opp i wścibiać nos w nie swoje sprawy مداخله كول meter o nariz em a-şi vârî nasul în совать свой нос в strkať nos do vtikati nos v gurati nos u tuđe stvari lägga näsan i blöt สอดรู้สอดเห็น burnunu sokmak 管閒事，干涉他人的事 сунути свого носа مداخلت کرنا chõ mũi vào chuyện người khác 干涉他人的事

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