chokey
/ˈtʃəʊkɪ/(亦作choky)
noun
(pl. -eys或-ies)［in sing.］
1- Brit. informal, dated prison〈英, 非正式, 旧〉监狱。
1.1
- mass noun imprisonment关押, 监禁：
three months' chokey.
三个月监禁。
词源
early 17th cent. (in the Hindi sense)： Anglo-Indian， from Hindi caukī 'customs or toll house， police station'; influenced by CHOKE1.