chokey [
'tʃokɪ]
chokey[ noun ]
British slang (dated) for a prison
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Choky \Chok"y\ Chokey \Chok"ey\, a.
1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to
suffocate.
2. Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong
emotion. ``A deep and choky voice.'' --Aytoun.
The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather
chokey. --T. Hughes.