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Poky vs Pokey - What's the difference?

poky | pokey |

Pokey is a alternative form of poky.



In lang=en terms the difference between poky and pokey

is that poky is jail while pokey is slow.

As nouns the difference between poky and pokey

is that poky is a gambling device based on the card game poker while pokey is prison.

As adjectives the difference between poky and pokey

is that poky is slow while pokey is of a room, house of small volume, cramped.

poky

English

Alternative forms

* pokey

Etymology 1

By shortening from

Noun

(pokies)
  • A gambling device based on the card game poker
  • Etymology 2

    (en)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • slow
  • Etymology 3

    (en)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a room or other enclosed space) small and cramped
  • Noun

    (pokies)
  • (slang) jail
  • 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