poky
noun, adjective
poky is spelled P-O-K-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poky means “Alternative spelling of pokie (gambling machine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poky is pokies.
How many letters and syllables are in poky?
| Letters | 4: P-O-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is poky?
Poky appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce poky?
- Australia
Poky has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-poky.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of poky
- pokies plural
- pokey
- pokier comparative
- pokiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of pokie (gambling machine).
- 2
slangJail.
adjective
- 1
Slow.
- 2
Stupid; mentally dull.
- 3
Small and cramped, and often shabby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poky come from?
By shortening from poker machine (“gambling device”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).