poky

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Etymology 1

By shortening from poker machine (“gambling device”).

Noun

poky (plural pokies)

  1. A gambling device based on the card game poker.

Etymology 2

From slowpoke.

Adjective

poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)

  1. Slow.
  2. Stupid; mentally dull.

Etymology 3

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Adjective

poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)

  1. (of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby.
    • 2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 5:
      The back door leads to a poky kitchen, tiled brightly in the taste of a previous tenant.
Translations

Noun

poky (plural pokies)

  1. (slang) Jail.

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