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 deta

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.)