Pokery


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  • Pokeweed

    [pohk-weed] /ˈpoʊkˌwid/ noun 1. a tall herb, Phytolacca americana, of North America, having juicy purple berries and a purple root used in medicine, and young edible shoots resembling asparagus. /ˈpəʊkˌwiːd/ noun 1. a tall North American plant, Phytolacca americana, that has small white flowers, juicy purple berries, and a poisonous purple root used medicinally: family […]

  • Pokey

    [poh-kee] /ˈpoʊ ki/ adjective, pokier, pokiest, noun, plural pokeys. 1. . n. “jail,” 1919, of uncertain origin; Barnhart says perhaps altered from pogie “poorhouse” (1891), which itself is of unknown origin. noun A jail; clink, slammer: My thoughts centered around the prospect of the ”Pokey” [1919+; origin unknown] adjective Related Terms hokey-pokey

  • Pokie

    /ˈpəʊkɪ/ noun 1. (Austral & NZ, informal) short for poker machine

  • Pokier

    [poh-kee] /ˈpoʊ ki/ adjective, pokier, pokiest, noun, plural pokeys. 1. . [poh-kee] /ˈpoʊ ki/ adjective, pokier, pokiest. Informal. 1. puttering; slow; dull: poky drivers. 2. (of a place) small and cramped: a poky little room. 3. (of dress) dowdy. noun, plural pokies. 4. Slang. a jail: They put him in the poky for carrying a […]

  • Poking

    [pohk] /poʊk/ verb (used with object), poked, poking. 1. to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs. 2. to make (a hole, one’s way, etc.) by or as by prodding or pushing. 3. to thrust or push: She poked her head […]


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