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1. (adj) jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, 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)
Synonyms: clink, pokey, chink, poky, jail, slammer, jailhouse, click, gaol
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, fast

2. (adj) dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey
wasting time
Synonyms: laggard, poky, dilatory, one-horse, pokey, jerkwater
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, fast

3. (adj) jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky
small and remote and insignificant
Synonyms: pokey, one-horse, dilatory, laggard, poky, jerkwater
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, fast

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