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Poxy vs Poky - What's the difference?

poxy | poky |

As adjectives the difference between poxy and poky

is that poxy is (medicine) suffering from pox while poky is slow or poky can be (of a room or other enclosed space) small and cramped.

As a noun poky is

a gambling device based on the card game poker or poky can be (slang) jail.

poxy

English

Alternative forms

* poxie

Adjective

(er)
  • (medicine) suffering from pox
  • sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad

    • Related terms

    * pockmark * pockmarked * chickenpox * smallpox

    See also

    * lousy

    poky

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pokey

    Etymology 1

    By shortening from

    Noun

    (pokies)
  • A gambling device based on the card game poker

    • Etymology 2

    (en)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • slow

    • Etymology 3

    (en)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a room or other enclosed space) small and cramped

    • Noun

    (pokies)
  • (slang) jail