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Pokey
WordNet
adjective
(1) Small and remote and insignificant
"A jerkwater college"
"Passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
(2) Wasting time
noun
(3) 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)