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hoosegow U.S. slang.|ˈhuːsgaʊ|
[ad. S. Amer. or Mex. Sp. juzgao = juzgado tribunal:—L. jūdicātum, pa. pple. of jūdicāre to judge.]
Prison.
1911Popular Mag. 15 May 104/1 No thanks for th' little lady savin' th' bunch of you from th' ‘hoose-gow’. 1920Public Opinion 3 Dec. 560/3 Only the keeper and the kept in the hoosegow knew it. 1927‘J. Barbican’ Confess. Rum-Runner iv. 47, I have had one dose of the hoosegow, and I can tell you I don't want any more. 1937J. Worby Other Half x. 99 We soon got to the hoose-gow and I was once again frisked for weapons. 1940Wodehouse Quick Service xix. 237 This guy Weatherby is a right guy, and he doesn't go to any hoosegow, not while I have my strength. 1955Beaver Autumn 4 They would cheerfully accept ten years in the hoosegow before they would again face Ole the Terror. 1963J. Joesten They call it Intelligence vi. xxxiii. 293 Since he had already spent..much time in the hoosegow..he was..set free. 1973D. Ramsay Deadly Discretion 163 I'm not going to answer any questions... Okay. Off we go to the hoosegow. |