2006-12-08 02:13:49 · 6 answers · asked by redtaz5 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Pokey used to mean to waste time. Slow poke comes from the same root. So, jail is where you would waste time.
2006-12-08 04:01:39 · answer #1 · answered by Crash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some feel it is a word of german origin referring to a small, cramped room (which a jail cell is)
2006-12-08 02:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shirley you aren't serious? In case you are - men get "poked" in the **** by other men in there.
2006-12-08 02:22:59 · answer #3 · answered by slipnfall 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
that is where you get it when you are in jail
2006-12-08 02:20:52 · answer #4 · answered by bkbarile 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That's what happens to you if your a man.
2006-12-08 02:16:23 · answer #5 · answered by Patrick 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
www.alternet.org/bloggers/evan/23539
2006-12-08 02:24:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋