Hold
Hold noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: upon hearing the guilty verdict, the accused realized that he would lie in that godforsaken hold for the remainder of his life
Pokey and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pokey" instead a noun "Hold". slang substitute
Pokey
Pokey noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: joked about the time he passed out on the street and woke up in the pokey
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Nearby Word: poke
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Anti-Villain: Natsuko's former friends Gene, Pokey, and Jan stole a bomb with plans to hold it for ransom, and then use the money to start over somewhere else.
Source: Anime / Cutey Honey
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