If, during a regular conversation, I mentioned "the chokey" (in an appropriate context, of course), how many people do you think would know what I was talking about? Would YOU know what I was talking about?
2007-02-12 04:23:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Matilda?
2007-02-12 04:26:57 · answer #1 · answered by Daaang! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An iron maiden is an iron cabinet allegedly built to torture or kill a person by piercing the body with sharp objects (such as knives, spikes, or nails), while the victim is forced to remain standing. The victim bleeds profusely and is weakened slowly, eventually dying because of blood loss, or perhaps asphyxiation.
Roald Dahl's novel Matilda contains a device similar to an iron maiden called "the Chokey."
2007-02-12 04:30:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chokey
noun
British slang (dated) for a prison
WordNet® 2.1, © 2005 Princeton University
2007-02-12 04:34:54 · answer #3 · answered by Porteñita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I've watched enough British shows on "Mystery!" and "Masterpiece Theatre" that I use the word, and I'm not a Brit (though my parents are).
I forgot to mention: Horace Rumpole ("Rumpole Of The Bailey") uses it quite often.
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2007-02-12 04:29:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-02-12 04:26:58 · answer #5 · answered by Fantasy686 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prison.
2007-02-12 04:28:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
matilda? i love that movie but i'm not sure if that's what you're talking about or not. if that's what it is then yes that wouldn't confuse me
2007-02-12 04:28:10 · answer #7 · answered by danca4life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't. Do you know what a Bill Clinton is?
2007-02-12 04:27:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋