chokey
English
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editchokey (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.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”) / Urdu چَوکی (caukī).
Noun
editchokey (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
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