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Poky vs Porky - What's the difference?

poky | porky |

In lang=en terms the difference between poky and porky

is that poky is jail while porky is rather fat.

As nouns the difference between poky and porky

is that poky is a gambling device based on the card game poker while porky is a lie.

As adjectives the difference between poky and porky

is that poky is slow while porky is resembling or characteristic of pork.

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

    • porky

    English

    Etymology 1

    From

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling or characteristic of pork.
  • * 2010 , Victor J. Banis, The Blood of Love (page 113)
    • It was tender and delicious, with a kind of porky taste you didn't often get from supermarket meats.
  • (slang) Rather fat.
    • Synonyms
    * (rather fat) chubby, chunky, tubby

    Etymology 2

    Shortened from (pork pie)

    Noun

    (porkies)
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) A lie.