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pokey
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[ˈpəʊki], (Noun)
Definitions:
- prison
(e.g: 25 years in the pokey)
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 20th century: alteration of pogey (an early sense being ‘hostel for the needy’), perhaps influenced by poky
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