choky

• Устаревшее сленговое слово, означающее душный, тесный или вызывающий ощущение удушья.

An old-fashioned slang term meaning stuffy, cramped, or causing a feeling of suffocation.

1. Tight or constrictingC1informal

   So tight as to tend to choke or restrict breathing.

   Душный или тесный

   • The collar of the shirt was uncomfortably choky.
   • He loosened his choky tie after the meeting.
   • The room felt choky with all the windows closed.

   Synonymsairlesscloseconstrictingoppressivesmotheringstiflingstranglingstuffysuffocatingtight

   Antonymsloosespacious

• Устаревшее британское сленговое название тюрьмы или места заключения.

A dated British slang term for a prison or jail.

1. Prison (slang)C1slangbritish

   A slang term for a prison or jail, primarily used in British English.

   Тюрьма (сленг)

   • He spent a few years in the choky for his crimes.
   • The old thief ended up back in the choky.
   • They threatened to throw him in the choky if he didn't cooperate.

   Synonymscanclinkgaoljailjointjugnickpenpokeyslammerstir