hoosegow vs pokey

hoosegow and pokey both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hoosegow	Yes	No	No	No
pokey	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, pokey is a hypernym of hoosegow; that is, pokey is a word with a broader meaning than hoosegow:

hoosegow: slang for a jail
pokey: 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)

Other hypernyms of hoosegow include clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, poky, slammer.

hoosegow (noun)	pokey (noun)
slang for a jail	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)

hoosegow (adjective)	pokey (adjective)
	small and remote and insignificant
	wasting time