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>Already, drive-through times at McDonald’s slowed to 239 seconds last year -- more than 30 seconds slower than in 2016, according to QSR magazine. It’s also po

by gt_ 9y ago

>Already, drive-through times at McDonald’s slowed to 239 seconds last year -- more than 30 seconds slower than in 2016, according to QSR magazine. It’s also pokier than Burger King, Wendy’s and Taco Bell. Can someone describe what “pokier” means in this sentence?

cujo 9y ago
Slower.
Aloha 9y ago
Slow. Look up the work poky - this is a derivative of that.
- JamesBarney 9y ago
  Not slow poke?
- SyneRyder 9y ago
  That seems to be a definition specific to North America (so it would apply here). The definition I get for poky is: "(of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped"
  - walshemj 9y ago
    Well I would have added lower quality.
  - DrScump 9y ago
    As an adjective, it means slow. As a noun, it generally refers to a detention room, or jail. (For example, on "NYPD Blue", the "poky room" was where they detained suspects for interviews, and within it was a lockable cage.)