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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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