definition of
pokey

[1] #1 pokey n. [jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky] 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] #2 pokey s. [dilatory, laggard, poky] wasting time. wn

[3] #3 pokey s. [jerkwater, one-horse, poky] small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns". wn