also pokey, 1828, "confined, pinched, shabby," later (1856) "slow, dull;" from varied senses of poke (v.) + -y (2). Also see poke (n.3). Related: Pokily; pokiness.
passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
Poitevin
poke
Pokemon
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pol
Polack
Poland
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Polaris
