pokey

Meanings

Noun

• a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

Adjective Satellite

• wasting time
• small and remote and insignificant

Synonyms

clink, dilatory, gaol, jail, jailhouse, jerkwater, laggard, one-horse, poky, slammer