pokey

• poky

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊ.ki/
• Rhymes: -əʊki
• Homophone: pokie

pokey

1. (of a room, house) of small volume, cramped
   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 9

     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.

2. (slang) slow
3. (slang, of a car) fast

pokey (plural pokeys)

1. (slang, with "the") prison.

• in the poke