chokey
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃəʊki/
Etymology 1
choke + -y
Adjective
chokey (comparative more chokey, superlative most chokey)
- Reminiscent of choking.
- 1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days Chapter 4
- The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey.
- 1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days Chapter 4
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”).
Noun
chokey (plural chokeys)
- (dated, Britain) prison
- (India, historical) A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc.
References
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
Anagrams
- hockey