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pokie

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: pō'kē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊki/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -əʊki
  • homophone: pokey

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for money, especially slot machines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, in-plural, slang

Examples

  • 2006, author not known, Sydney City Guide, Lonely Planet, page 148, In reality, the cheap beer and walls of pokies attract anyone and everyone.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: poker machine

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several species of arboreal tarantula in the genus Poecilotheria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From clipping of poker machine + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Shortening of a mispronunciation of genus name Poecilotheria