Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context Australia New Zealand slang English) A poker machine. Etymology 2
n. (context informal English) Any of several species of arboreal tarantula in the genus (taxlink Poecilotheria genus noshow=1).
Usage examples of "pokie".
Her mother said she hardly even tried to talk to him when his Pokie was home.
Patrick's Day-like this: Ginny and I had been standing almost heel and toe watches as Pokie has not been at all well during this.
About dawn the three of us and Pokie went to the hospital and she had a Caesarean section for the third and last (Shamrock O'Toole, another tri-colored female, a close twin of Bridey).
There was no orifice known to man or woman that a pokie wouldn't try for.
Ryan had even heard ghastly tales of pokies insinuating themselves into the tear ducts at the corner of a sleeping man's eyes, working their way deeper and deeper.
Some names, Brenda Rhinebeck, Pokie Renke, Sonny Deidenbach, were unrecognizable even after we did a quick check of yearbook.