Andres from San Diego, California, asks about the pokey, an old slang term for jail that still turns up in stories about prison and crime. The jail sense is probably connected with pogie or pogey, once used for a workhouse or poorhouse where people...
In this week’s installment of Slang This!, the president of the National Puzzlers’ League tries to pick out the slang terms from a list that includes poguey, pushover, noodles, and naff. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Slang Quiz...
