The Chokey | Roald Dahl Wiki | Fandom The Chokey is a torture device featured in the book and film versions of Matilda Closely resembling an iron maiden, the Chokey is designed to be narrow that no one can sit or squat while in it
chokey, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . Factsheet What does the noun chokey mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun chokey See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence This word is used in Australian English and British English
chokey - Wiktionary, the free dictionary chokey (plural chokeys) (UK, dated) prison (South Asia, historical) A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin - bearers, etc
What does chokey mean? - Definitions. net Chokey is a term primarily used in British English that refers to a prison, a lock-up, or a place of confinement or punishment The term was popularised by its use in Roald Dahl’s children’s novel, "Matilda", representing a small, closet-like space where students were sent as a form of punishment
chokey, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang chokey n also chauki, chockey, chokee, chokie, choky, chookie, chowkee [Hind chauki, a four-sided building or a shed, esp a customs house or police station and thus a lock-up] 1 a prison; a lock-up also in fig use (see cit 1912)