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pokey
adjective
noun
small and remote and insignificant
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ˈpoʊ.ki
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adjective
small and remote and insignificant
“a jerkwater college”
adjective
wasting time
noun
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)
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a jerkwater college
passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
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