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poky
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poky in WordNet English dictionary
noun
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)
jail
jailhouse
gaol
clink
slammer
poky
pokey
adjective
wasting time
dilatory
laggard
poky
pokey
small and remote and insignificant
"a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
jerkwater
one-horse
pokey
poky
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