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chokey
noun
[ ˈtʃəʊki ]
• prison.
• "they sent old Polgar to the chokey then?"
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘customs or toll house’): Anglo-Indian, from Hindi caukī ; influenced by choke1.
