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(adj) pokey, one-horse, jerkwater
small and remote and insignificant
a jerkwater college; passed a series of poky little one-horse towns
(adj) dilatory, pokey, laggard
wasting time
(noun) jail, jailhouse, slammer, gaol, clink, pokey
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)