"poky" meaning in English

See poky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-poky.ogg [Australia] Forms: pokier [comparative], pokiest [superlative]
Etymology: slowpoke Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)
  1. Slow.
    Sense id: en-poky-en-adj-1kAeH0hQ
  2. Stupid; mentally dull.
    Sense id: en-poky-en-adj-iJJHTGW4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pokey
Etymology number: 2

Adjective

Audio: En-au-poky.ogg [Australia] Forms: pokier [comparative], pokiest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)
  1. (of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby. Translations (small and cramped): тесен (tesen) (Bulgarian), сбутан (sbutan) (Bulgarian), ciasny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-poky-en-adj-LaI2Nkpy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pokey
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Audio: En-au-poky.ogg [Australia] Forms: pokies [plural]
Etymology: By shortening from poker machine (“gambling device”) Etymology templates: {{m|en|poker machine||gambling device}} poker machine (“gambling device”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} poky (plural pokies)
  1. A gambling device based on the card game poker.
    Sense id: en-poky-en-noun-UWzCIDou Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 19 43 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pokey
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-poky.ogg [Australia] Forms: pokies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poky (plural pokies)
  1. (slang) Jail. Tags: slang Related terms: poky bonnet
    Sense id: en-poky-en-noun-QKIB~Sxs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pokey
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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