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General Slang
chokey
· noun · prison
British slang for prison, or specifically solitary confinement.
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British slang for prison, and more specifically for solitary confinement or the punishment block. Roald Dahl made it famous to a generation via Miss Trunchbull's torture cupboard in Matilda, but the word's been knocking around English since the British Raj.
“Step out of line again and you'll be doing a week in the chokey.”
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chokey In A Sentence
Step out of line again and you'll be doing a week in the chokey.
Origin & Usage
From Hindi 'chauki' meaning a shed, station or lockup. Brought back to Britain by colonial troops and police, in English use since the 1850s.
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