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Chokey

noun
1.
British slang (dated) for a prison.  Synonym: choky.





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"Chokey" Quotes from Famous Books



... kinda chokey, don't it, chum?" stammered Ted as he and Jack finally grabbed their bags and edged ...
— The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet • James R. Driscoll
 
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... mean is... Well, you don't expect you can come charging in the way you have without touching the family on the raw a bit. The daughter of the house falls in love with you; the son of the house languishes in chokey because he has a row with you in Piccadilly; and on top of all that you come here and camp out at the castle gates! Naturally the family are a bit peeved. Only natural, eh? I ...
— A Damsel in Distress • Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
 
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Words linked to "Chokey" :   prison house, prison, choky



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