Another word for pokey | Synonyms for pokey

Another word for pokey

also poky noun

(Slang)

A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:

brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. (Informal) lockup, pen³. (Slang) big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, slammer, stir². (Chiefly Regional) calaboose. See free

adjective

See poky¹

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I started my return to knitting with a giant knitted afghan in Red Heart's Hokey Pokey yarn (variegated orange yarn, mind you). the design was simple but it took forever to finish.
Dancing the Hokey Pokey with Billy and Mandy was so much fun.

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