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Summary

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pokey:
- Wiktionary:
  pokey → eng, sloom, vurig
  pokey → nor, amigo
- Synonyms for "pokey":
  dilatory; laggard; poky; slow
  jerkwater; one-horse; provincial
  jail; jailhouse; gaol; clink; slammer; poky; correctional institution

English

Detailed Translations for pokey from English to Dutch

pokey:

Translation Matrix for pokey:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	clink; gaol; jail; jailhouse; poky; slammer
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	dilatory; jerkwater; laggard; one-horse; poky

Synonyms for "pokey":

dilatory; laggard; poky; slow
jerkwater; one-horse; provincial
jail; jailhouse; gaol; clink; slammer; poky; correctional institution

Related Definitions for "pokey":

small and remote and insignificant¹
wasting time¹
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)¹

Wiktionary Translations for pokey:

pokey

cramped
- pokey → eng
slow
- pokey → sloom
fast
- pokey → vurig

noun

prison
- pokey → nor; amigo

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University