from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
pokey
adj 1: wasting time [syn: {dilatory}, {laggard}, {poky},
{pokey}]
2: small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college";
"passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" [syn:
{jerkwater}, {one-horse}, {pokey}, {poky}]
n 1: 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) [syn: {jail}, {jailhouse}, {gaol}, {clink},
{slammer}, {poky}, {pokey}]