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#1 poky n. [jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, 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). wn
#2 poky s. [dilatory, laggard, pokey] wasting time. wn
#3 poky s. [jerkwater, one-horse, pokey] small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns". wn
#2 poky s. [dilatory, laggard, pokey] wasting time. wn
#3 poky s. [jerkwater, one-horse, pokey] small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns". wn
