Pokie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpəʊki/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pokie is a noun meaning (informal) Any of several species of arboreal tarantula in the genus Poecilotheria.
Meaning
(informal) Any of several species of arboreal tarantula in the genus Poecilotheria.
More Meanings
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang, chiefly in the plural) Synonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for money, especially slot machines.
Example Sentences
None of these people around me punching the pokies has walked in here today expecting to be a loser.
2006, author not known, Sydney City Guide, Lonely Planet, page 148, In reality, the cheap beer and walls of pokies attract anyone and everyone.
I was also shocked that the poker machines (which we call pokies back home) were on full display, as in Australia, they legally have to be in a separate room.
For several decades until the early 1990s, Echuca–Moama existed in the consciousness of Melburnians as the destination for pokie bus-trips. All of this changed when the Kennett Government legalised pokies in Victoria in 1993.
Word Forms
- pokies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include poky, pingas, pippie, slot, pippy, fruitie.
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