chokey
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
chokey (comparative more chokey, superlative most chokey)
- Reminiscent of choking.
- 1857, Thomas Hughes, “Chapter 4”, in Tom Brown's School Days:
- The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”) / Urdu چَوکی (caukī).
Noun edit
chokey (plural chokeys)
- (dated, British) prison
- (South Asia, historical) A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc.
References edit
- Matilda by Roald Dahl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia