What does pokey mean?
Pokey means of small volume, cramped (of a room, house).
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/ˈpoʊ.ki/ · adjective
of small volume, cramped (of a room, house).
He loved the little pokey kitchen, where men’s boots tramped, and the dog slept with one eye open for fear of being trodden on; where the lamp hung over the table at night, and everything was so silent.
Grip my pokey, ching down these punks
Use pokey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pokey means of small volume, cramped (of a room, house).
Common synonyms include in the poke, jooka, ying, bassy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He loved the little pokey kitchen, where men’s boots tramped, and the dog slept with one eye open for fear of being trodden on; where the lamp hung over the table at night, and everything was so silent.
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