poky
Small and uncomfortable
Poky means small and cramped, often unpleasantly so: a poky little apartment, a poky office with no windows.
The word also means slow or sluggish: The car felt poky going uphill.
In American slang, the poky is jail: He spent six months in the poky.
Also spelled pokey.
Kept within bounds
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- narrowOf small width
- claustrophobicFearing confined spaces
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
compact · restricted · enclosed · small · snug · close · pinched · cramped
Confinement for offenders
- cellBasic unit of life
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- slammerJail, informally
- clinkSharp metallic ring
hoosegow · jailhouse · brig · cooler · calaboose · pen · joint · big house
Slow and inactive
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- unhurriedTaking one's time
- leisurelyDone without urgency
lagging · crawling · creeping · tortoise-like · snail-paced · puttering · shuffling · meandering
confined
Kept within bounds
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- narrowOf small width
- claustrophobicFearing confined spaces
tight · compact · restricted · enclosed · small · snug · close · pinched · cramped · crowded
prison
Confinement for offenders
clink · hoosegow · jailhouse · brig · cooler · calaboose · pen · joint · big house · nick
sluggish
Slow and inactive
leisurely · lagging · crawling · creeping · tortoise-like · snail-paced · puttering · shuffling · meandering · lumbering
dingy
Discolored from grime
- rundownQuick overview of facts
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- seedyRundown and disreputable
neglected · dreary · drab · grimy · squalid · ramshackle · decrepit · worn · tacky · dumpy
- poker faceIntentionally expressionless look
- pig in a pokeUninspected purchase, uncertain value
- poking funMocking in jest
- poking aroundSearching aimlessly through things
- poke funGently ridicule someone
- poker chipsWagering game currency
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