poky

Meaning

Noun

A gambling device based on the card game poker.

Adj

1. Slow.
2. Stupid; mentally dull.

Adj

Small and cramped, and often shabby.

Synonyms

pokey

gaol

jail

slammer

jailhouse

laggard

one-horse

dull

cramped

slow

sluggish

jerkwater

tight

prison

dilatory

clink

inconvenient

indolent

languid

lockup

logy

lymphatic

moronic

nitwitted

obtuse

penitentiary

pent

qualified

restricted

shabby

sheepish

sluggardly

sottish

strait

stringent

stupid

thick

uncomfortable

goofy

prison house

stick in the mud

sap head

penalty corner

crowbar hotel

bastille

short corner

big house

bound

brig

confined

confinement

coop

dopey

dumb

embarrassing

finite

fool

gawky

goon

idiotic

incommodious

Etymology

By shortening from poker machine (“gambling device”)