"poky" in the noun sense
1. jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey
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)
"poky" in the adjective sense
1. dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey
wasting time
2. jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky
small and remote and insignificant
"a jerkwater college"
"passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
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