pokey

(noun) a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence). Synonyms: jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky.

(adj) wasting time. Synonyms: dilatory, laggard, poky.

(adj) small and remote and insignificant. Synonyms: jerkwater, one-horse, poky. Examples: "A jerkwater college." "Passed a series of poky little one-horse towns."