pokey
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pok·ey /ˈpəʊki $ ˈpoʊ-/ noun [countable] American English old-fashioned informal SCJPRISONa prison 监狱
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pokey• Looking pink and refreshed after a short break, Mr Smith strode into the pokey committee rooms to a rabble-rousing welcome.• The bad yellow-eyed woman made me take my toothbrush in case I got carted off to pokey.Origin pokey (1900-2000) Probably from pogey “prison”; POGEYpok·ey nounChineseSyllable
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pokey
pok‧ey /ˈpəʊki $ ˈpoʊ-/
noun [countable] American English old-fashioned informal
pok‧ey /ˈpəʊki $ ˈpoʊ-/
noun [countable] American English old-fashioned informal Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Probably from pogey 'prison'; POGEY
a prison
Origin: Probably from pogey 'prison'; POGEY