 pokey |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] small and remote and insignificant | |
| Synonyms: | one-horse poky jerkwater | |
| Examples: | "a jerkwater college" "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" |
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| Related terms: | provincial | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] wasting time | |
| Synonyms: | dilatory laggard poky dawdling | |
| Related terms: | slow | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] small and remote and insignificant | |
| Synonyms: | one-horse poky jerkwater | |
| Examples: | "a jerkwater college" "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" |
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| Related terms: | provincial | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (law) a slang term for jail | |
| Related terms: | jail | |
| Similar spelling: |
poke Posey pogey poesy Pok posy pose poky pogy pock posse poise Pogue pogge Poche Poage pox |
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