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big house
big housen. Slang A penitentiary.big′ house`
n.
Slang. a penitentiary (usu. prec. by the). [1915–20] Thesaurusbig housenounSlang. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison.Informal: lockup, pen.Slang: can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir.Chiefly Regional: calaboose.big house
Synonyms for big housenoun a place for the confinement of persons in lawful detentionSynonyms- brig
- house of correction
- jail
- keep
- penitentiary
- prison
- lockup
- pen
- can
- clink
- cooler
- coop
- hoosegow
- joint
- jug
- pokey
- slammer
- stir
- calaboose
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