poky
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Etymology 1 edit
By shortening from poker machine (“gambling device”)
Noun edit
poky (plural pokies)
- A gambling device based on the card game poker.
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)
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Adjective edit
poky (comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)
- (of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby.
- 2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 5:
- The back door leads to a poky kitchen, tiled brightly in the taste of a previous tenant.
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Noun edit
poky (plural pokies)