poky
poky /p'oʊki/ (pokier pokiest)
The spelling pokey is also used, especially for meanings 1 and 3.
1 [ADJ]
A room or house that is poky is uncomfortably small. (INFORMAL)
...pokey little offices.
= cramped
2 [ADJ]
If you say that someone is poky, you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly. (AM INFORMAL)
`Move!' she cried. `Don't be so darn poky!'
3 [N-SING] usu the N
If someone is in the pokey, they are in prison. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
The spelling pokey is also used, especially for meanings 1 and 3.
1 [ADJ]
A room or house that is poky is uncomfortably small. (INFORMAL)
...pokey little offices.
= cramped
2 [ADJ]
If you say that someone is poky, you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly. (AM INFORMAL)
`Move!' she cried. `Don't be so darn poky!'
3 [N-SING] usu the N
If someone is in the pokey, they are in prison. (mainly AM INFORMAL)