pokeys
Slang for prisons
Pokeys is the plural of pokey, an informal term for jail or prison: He spent a few nights in the pokey.
The word is casual and slightly dated, often used humorously.
Pokey can also mean slow or shabby, making pokeys refer to multiple slow-moving things or rundown places: These pokeys aren't going to win any races.
Basic unit of life
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- slammerJail, informally
- clinkSharp metallic ring
- jugHandled pouring container
hoosegow · brig · pen · cooler · calaboose · incarceration · detention · imprisonment
cell
Basic unit of life
jug · hoosegow · brig · pen · cooler · calaboose · incarceration · detention · imprisonment · captivity
jab
Quick, straight blow
thrust · dig · tap · finger · elbow · goad · peck · stick · push · shove
spiky
Having sharp projections
barbed · bristly · spiny · jagged · needle-like · quilled · porcupine · cactus · urchin · hedgehog
pokeysfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free world · emancipation · outside · liberation
pokeysspeedsters
Very quick individuals
sprinters · rockets · speed demons · racers · bullets
- poker faceIntentionally expressionless look
- pig in a pokeUninspected purchase, uncertain value
- poke funGently ridicule someone
- poker chipsWagering game currency
- poke aroundSearch in leisurely fashion
- hokey pokeyParticipatory children's ring dance
poke, poked, poker, pokey, slowpoke, pokes, poker-faced, pokers, cowpoke