Translations for „hoosegow“ in the English » German Dictionary

hoose·gow [Am ˈhu:sgaʊ] N esp Am sl

hoosegow

Knast m inf

hoosegow

Häfen m A sl

hoosegow

Kiste f CH inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Other terms for lockups: slammer, hoosegow, stir, pen (short for penitentiary), big house, joint, and clink.

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I hope they don't give homework in the hoosegow!

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Anything less would be justification for a spell in the hoosegow... or maybe a permanent reservation on boot hill.

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At the beginning, the writer also does a run-down of slang terms for prison; beyond the obvious joint and slammer were the hoosegow, the clink and the cooler.

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Then it's off to the hoosegow with him!

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Failure to comply means you may spend your holidays in the hoosegow, which is neither merry nor bright.

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But he only spent a couple of days in the hoosegow, and retained his seat in the provincial legislature, to which he had been elected in 1890.

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And police have muscled him off to the hoosegow.

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This highwayman later told his cellie, a cattle rustler thrown into the same hoosegow, that he planned to dig up the gold after he'd done his time.

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