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Pokey
noun 1.A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence). Synonyms: clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, poky, slammer. adjective 2.Small and remote and insignificant. Synonyms: jerkwater, one-horse, poky. "Passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University
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