chokey
Americannoun
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a jail cell or similar place of confinement.
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Indian English. a police station; a customs or toll station.
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Etymology
Origin of chokey
C17: from Anglo-Indian, from Hindi caukī a shed or lockup
Example Sentences
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He could break the door in, certainly; but they would perhaps bundle him into chokey for that without asking questions—no great matter, only he was confoundedly afraid of being locked up, even in mistake.
From To-morrow by Conrad, Joseph
"Makes a fellow feel kinda chokey, don't it, chum?" stammered Ted as he and Jack finally grabbed their bags and edged out through the campus gate.
From The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet by Driscoll, James R. [pseud.]
"So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now."
From Romance by Conrad, Joseph
Very nearly landed me in chokey, that did.
From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney
Berlin offers you tea nowadays, but it is never good, and instead of freshly cut bread and butter they have horrid little chokey biscuits flavoured with vanilla.
From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
Often the cost of installing the video equipment has to be recovered first, meaning that some chokeys will see no cash from video calls for years to come.
From Economist ● Jan. 22, 2015
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