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hoosegow

or ǴDz·Ƿ

[ hoos-gou ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a jail.


hoosegow

/ ˈːɡʊ /

noun

  1. a slang word for jail
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hoosegow1

1860–65, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish jusgado jail ( Spanish: court of justice, originally past participle of juzgar to judge) < Latin ū徱ٳܳ, equivalent to ū徱- (stem of ū ) judge + -ٳܳ -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hoosegow1

C20: from Mexican Spanish jusgado prison, from Spanish: court of justice, from juzgar to judge, from Latin ܻ徱, from judex a judge ; compare jug
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A Rochester, New York pawn shop owner is headed to the hoosegow after selling more than $6 million in goods stolen from area retailers on Amazon and eBay, the U.S.

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In prison, there are Keene’s encounters with a real-life mob boss and a manipulative guard to add tension, and just enough mayhem to remind you that this is no ordinary hoosegow.

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See who got away with their ill-gotten gains and who got sent to the hoosegow in the new docuseries “Super Heists.”

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He was tackled by a gendarme in the paint on the 76ers’ half of the court, unceremoniously picked up and hustled down a Capital One Arena tunnel and, hopefully, to the nearest hoosegow.

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Even a picture of me holding the very Trump piñata head that currently put me in the digital hoosegow.

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