adj
Meaning 1
Reminiscent of choking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
chokey
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈt͡ʃəʊki/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈt͡ʃoʊki/
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rhymes with -əʊki
noun
Meaning 2
Prison.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, dated, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia, countable, historical, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
British slang (dated) for a prison
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: choky
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prison, prison house
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English choke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chokey From choke + -y.
Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī) and Urdu چَوکی (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”).