What does pokerish mean?
Pokerish means (US, archaic, colloquial) unsafe, dangerous.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(US, archaic, colloquial) unsafe, dangerous.
John even went so far as to admit that it "looked kind of pokerish," and he was glad they were in so comfortable a place.
I wish Uncle Jed hadn't said what he did," he mused, when fairly beyond the town, "it makes me feel kind of pokerish; why didn't I think to bring my gun along?
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Pokerish means (US, archaic, colloquial) unsafe, dangerous.
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John even went so far as to admit that it "looked kind of pokerish," and he was glad they were in so comfortable a place.
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