Poky
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Poky is a noun meaning A gambling device based on the card game poker.
Meaning
A gambling device based on the card game poker.
More Meanings
- Stupid; mentally dull.
- (of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby.
- (slang) Jail.
Example Sentences
The back door leads to a poky kitchen, tiled brightly in the taste of a previous tenant.
Word Forms
- pokies
- pokey
- pokier
- pokiest
Synonyms for poky
Depending on context, synonyms include laggard, dilatory, slow, provincial, dawdling, pokey.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include one-horse, jerkwater, pokey, dilatory, laggard, slow.
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