chokey

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃəʊki/

Etymology 1

From choke +‎ -y.

Adjective

chokey (comparative more chokey, superlative most chokey)

  1. Reminiscent of choking.
    • 1857, Thomas Hughes, “Chapter 4”, in Tom Brown's School Days:
      The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī) and Urdu چَوکی (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”).

Noun

chokey (plural chokeys)

  1. (UK, dated) prison
  2. (South Asia, historical) A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc.

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