adj. and n.
Small stuff usually has a pointy/sharp end. (Canadian slang)
in
Don't Starve (a Klei
Entertainment game, Klei is a Canadian video game Corp.), some characters would call "stinger of bee", "sewing kit" , and similar stuff pokey, if you
understand the word 'pokey' as jail, or nipples on one's breast, obviously they conflict with the meaning for the context.