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CHOKEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chokey mean?
• CHOKEY (noun)
The noun CHOKEY has 1 sense:
1. British slang (dated) for a prison
Familiarity information: CHOKEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
British slang (dated) for a prison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chokey; choky
Hypernyms ("chokey" is a kind of...):
prison; prison house (a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)
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