hoosgow vs pokey

hoosgow and pokey both are nouns.

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

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

hoosgow: 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 hoosgow include clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, poky, slammer.

hoosgow (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)

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