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Pokey vs Pooey - What's the difference?

pokey | pooey |

In slang|lang=en terms the difference between pokey and pooey

is that pokey is (slang) slow while pooey is (slang) like poo; crappy, of low quality.

As adjectives the difference between pokey and pooey

is that pokey is of small volume, cramped while pooey is (slang) like poo; crappy, of low quality.

As a noun pokey

is prison.

pokey

English

Alternative forms

* poky

Adjective

(head)
  • of small volume, cramped
  • * 1913 ,
    • 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.
  • (slang) slow
  • (slang, of a car) fast

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • prison.

    • Synonyms

    * in the poke

    pooey

    English

    Adjective

    (pooier)
  • (slang) Like poo; crappy, of low quality.