chokey

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UK/ˈt͡ʃəʊki/US/ˈt͡ʃoʊki/

adjective

Reminiscent of choking.

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Meanings

chokey1

adjectivechokey (comparative more chokey, superlative most chokey)

comparative more chokey · superlative most chokey

  1. Reminiscent of choking.

    The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey.

    1857, Thomas Hughes, “Chapter 4”, in Tom Brown's School Days

chokey2

nounchokey (countable and uncountable, plural chokeys)

plural chokeys

  1. UKcountabledateduncountablePrison.
  2. South AsiacountablehistoricaluncountableA station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBritish slang (dated) for a prison

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choky
Broader
prisonprison house
Also see
bincalaboosejail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

chokey · adjective

From choke + -y.

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chokey · noun

  1. Urduچَوکی“post, police station, etc.”
  2. Hindiचौकी
  3. Englishchokey

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chokey

smokysmokeyLokipokeytokihokeyfolkydokioakytrocheartichokeycokeycroakyhokey cokeyhokey pokeylow-keyMoquisoakytrocheetteokbokki
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chokey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokey

MLA

“chokey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chokey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokey.

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