[syn: jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Poky \Pok"y\, a. [Written also pokey.]
1. Confined; cramped. [Prov. Eng.]
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2. Dull; tedious; uninteresting. [Colloq.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
poky
adj 1: wasting time [syn: dilatory, laggard, poky,
pokey]
2: small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college";
"passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" [syn:
jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky]
n 1: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are
in the lawful custody of the government (either accused
persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a
sentence) [syn: jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink,
slammer, poky, pokey]