hoosegow

• Nom familier, principalement utilisé en anglais américain, désignant une prison ou un lieu de détention.

A slang noun, primarily used in American English, referring to a jail or prison.

1. C1slangamerican

   A slang term for a jail or prison, often used humorously.

   Prison (argot)

   • He spent a night in the hoosegow for disturbing the peace.
   • The sheriff threw him in the hoosegow for stealing a horse.
   • After the bar fight, they ended up in the local hoosegow.

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