pokey

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  1. noun Slang A jail or prison.
  2. adjective Informal Variant of poky1.

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  • Avoiding Mark's eyes, Ellie enjoyed the slight lifting of her heart About halfway through the hokey-pokey, the Black-well women started dropping like flies. —  Stephanie Bond - Irresistible
  • Unfortunately, Cranbourne House was small, pokey, a totally unsuitable venue. —  A Gentleman's Honor
  • The haunting piano line reminds me ever so slightly of "Your Song" (which I'm a sucker for), and even though the lyrics are a little hokey-pokey ( "Every one of us has to face that day / Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away?"), Elton's vocal sells it harder than —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • He and his people look and sound like a hokey-pokey line on the issue. —  Minstrel Boy
  • "I don't mean to sound hokey pokey, but the dress has energy in it," she says. —  Jezebel
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