*SET-U

English word origin

Etymology of pokie

From clipping of poker machine + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

2 source sectionsBrief source recordWiktionary original ↗
In this entry · 2 source sections

The source etymologies

Wiktionary via Kaikki / Wiktextract

The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Synonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for money, especially slot machines.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From clipping of poker machine + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "suffix",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "poker machine",
        "3": "ie",
        "gloss2": "diminutive suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "poker machine + -ie (“diminutive suffix”)"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "clipping",
      "clipping"
    ],
    [
      "poker machine",
      "poker machine#English"
    ],
    [
      "-ie",
      "-ie#English"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "noun",
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for money, especially slot machines."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "in-plural",
        "slang"
      ],
      "recordId": "990105a014b11879403053e99959ce2f9ff44fde380f5d4bf72f7b417d205290",
      "rawRecordSha256": "5b36d30647ccf78bc060620572177c0522d34660863b561825e39e3f16a6e5e0",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 283711
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Any of several species of arboreal tarantula in the genus Poecilotheria.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Shortening of a mispronunciation of genus name Poecilotheria

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "wp",
      "args": {
        "1": "Poecilotheria"
      },
      "expansion": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "taxlink",
      "args": {
        "1": "Poecilotheria",
        "2": "genus"
      },
      "expansion": "Poecilotheria"
    }
  ],
  "links": [],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "noun",
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several species of arboreal tarantula in the genus Poecilotheria."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "recordId": "54cd8179613a4e9fc96f5cbf0c9556fec0a37dd544769da034c55270977d8dd4",
      "rawRecordSha256": "ddbf6e68009ee31c46d2c35e5a5b01e79e5e6e6cfa2fa7360a46fc9199ecef97",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 283712
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Where this record stops

This page does not supply an independently verified sound-change sequence, first-use manuscript or complete family tree unless a cited analysis explicitly establishes one. Missing detail here is a limit of this record—not a claim that humanity knows nothing more.

An older meaning does not determine what a word must mean today. Follow the sources, preserve disagreements, and keep ancestry separate from interpretation.

Contribute located evidence for pokie →

Source and snapshot

Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

Source entry and bibliography ↗Wiktionary revision history ↗Acquisition and rights ledger
Machine-source provenance
Source SHA-256
5ff2c072f8099f2d2ce484bd6957bf179f046d2ad37bc36555edf8bb84cb5291
Import run
73216b9a9b78ed3830994bf853103716f5a4dc57099e371e9f8fdc468facca26
Permanent entry ID
w-cG9raWU