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- noun Plural form of
poky .
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Examples
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Australia has 197,000 slot machines, called "pokies," the highest number of machines per head in the world.
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Australia has 197,000 slot machines, called "pokies," the highest number of machines per head in the world.
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In the Independent late last year Beach Hotel manager Lee Greening labelled the pokies "a small part" of the project.
Star News Group 2010
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She was never one of my favorites becuse her boobs are so obviously fake but she looks good in these candids and the pokies are a nice touch.
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In the Independent late last year Beach Hotel manager Lee Greening labelled the pokies "a small part" of the project.
Star News Group 2010
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I hang the shirts upside down, and I don't have little "pokies" on the shoulders.
Hints From Heloise 2010
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To start, there were "ento-teasers": waxworm potato fritters; kalamata hummus with crickets and a dung beetle garnish; bamboo worm guacamole, and "pokies" — a sliced cucumber with pickled ginger, topped with a Jing Leed cricket from Thailand boiled in Chinese Lapsang Souchong tea, with a dollop of agave nectar.
Would You Like Flies With That? Bug Eaters Try to Get Some Buzz 2010
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Australians are inveterate gamblers and vast amounts of money - more than US$8bn - are poured every year into the "pokies".
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RSL chief executive officer Phil Stephenson said scoring more "pokies" had been a long-term plan, with a growing population driving demand.
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Gambling, and specifically "pokies" or video slot machines became pervasive across almost the entire Australian nation by 1995.
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