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choky

/ˈtʃəʊ.ki/

Tradução: Palavra antiga, de uso coloquial, que significa abafado, apertado ou que provoca sensação de sufocamento., Gíria britânica antiga para prisão ou local de detenção.

2 verbetes

adjective

/ˈtʃəʊ.ki/formalbritishobsoleto
  • ptPalavra antiga, de uso coloquial, que significa abafado, apertado ou que provoca sensação de sufocamento.

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.

    ptSufocante ou apertado

    • 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.

    Sinônimosairlesscloseconstrictingoppressivesmotheringstiflingstranglingstuffysuffocatingtight

    Antônimosloosespacious

Formas
  • chokier comparative form
  • chokiest superlative form

noun

/ˈtʃəʊ.ki/C2formalbritishobsoleto
  • ptGíria britânica antiga para prisão ou local de detenção.

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.

    ptPrisão (gíria)

    • 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.

    Sinônimoscanclinkgaoljailjointjugnickpenpokeyslammerstir