pokeout
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Meaning · English
A handout (gift to the needy).
Register: archaic, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
He found that instead of being 'a moocher of pokeouts at back doors' he could collect pocketfuls of coins in Bourbon Street in New Orleans by singing in the grog shops and can joints where a table of sailors was provided with glasses and a gallon tin of beer for two bits.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “pokeout” mean?
A handout (gift to the needy).
Is “pokeout” formal or informal?
pokeout is generally archaic, slang.