Chokey

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Choky \Chok"y\ Chokey \Chok"ey\, a.
     1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to
        suffocate.
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     2. Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong


        emotion. "A deep and choky voice." --Aytoun.
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              The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather
              chokey.                               --T. Hughes.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chokey
       n : British slang (dated) for a prison [syn: {choky}]