Pokey vs Okey - What's the difference?
pokey | okey |
of small volume, cramped
* 1913 ,
(slang) slow
(slang, of a car) fast
In lang=en terms the difference between pokey and okey
is that pokey is slow while okey is alternative form of OK|lang=en.As an adjective pokey
is of a room, house of small volume, cramped.As a noun pokey
is prison.As an interjection okey is
alternative form of OK|lang=en.pokey
English
Alternative forms
* pokyAdjective
(head)- He loved the little pokey kitchen, where men’s boots tramped, and the dog slept with one eye open for fear of being trodden on; where the lamp hung over the table at night, and everything was so silent.