pokey Syllabification: (pok·ey)Pronunciation: /ˈpōkē/Definition of pokey noun (usually the pokey) informal prison:25 years in the pokeyOrigin: early 20th century: alteration of pogey (an early sense being 'hostel for the needy'), perhaps influenced by pokypokey in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pokey in the British & World English dictionary
