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chokey

adj
/ˈt͡ʃəʊki/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from چَوکی — “post, police station, etc.”
  2. borrowed from चौकी

Definitions

  1. Reminiscent of choking.

    • The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey.

  2. Prison.

  3. A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA