pokey

/ˈpoʊki/

Other forms: pokeys

Definitions of pokey

1. adjective

   wasting time
   synonyms: dilatory, laggard, poky

   slow

   not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
2. adjective

   small and remote and insignificant
   synonyms: jerkwater, one-horse, poky

   provincial

   characteristic of the provinces or their people
3. noun

   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)
   synonyms: clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, poky, slammer

   types:

   bastille

   a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)

   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

   type of:

   correctional institution

   a penal institution maintained by the government