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53:. Many of the terms deal with criminal behavior, incarcerated life, legal cases, street life, and different types of inmates. Prison slang varies depending on institution, region, and country. Prison slang can be found in other written forms such as diaries, letters, tattoos, ballads, songs, and poems. Prison slang has existed as long as there have been crime and prisons; in
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journal goes on to provide an extensive glossary of common prison slang terms that he found circling through the prison systems. Studies by Alicja
Dziedzic-Rawska from the Maria Curie-SkĆodowska University in Poland describe prison slang as "extremely rich and creative" with new words being formed
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Prison
Officer â probably originating from a Victorian form of punishment involving a wheel to be turned on which a screw could be turned to make it more or less difficult. Possibly also from the pattern of walking to the end of a row of cells, turning, and walking back, constantly rotating like a
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An inmate with
Italian origins. PaisĂ is a dialectal and regional word, used especially in South Italy, corresponding to standard Italian paesano, or compaesano, which means 'from the same village' or âfrom the same landâ.
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on a daily basis. These are mainly used as a means of security against unauthorized parties receiving a certain message and, in some cases, can be a way to ensure a prison inmate's survival within the cells.
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Translates to "UD Nissan truck used to transport prisoners," means "collect" or "grab" (in reference to the Shona idiom that a person or animal that is not picky collects anything and everything)
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Translates to "sexual intercourse," means "to cut" (could be in reference to homosexual sex, painful sex, or could be used by inmates to throw off officers from its original meaning)
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A standard denominational currency (esp. in low and medium security institutions), often a snack bought from the prison commissary at the median price of snacks (eg, $ 1 snacks)
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A disruptive inmate who causes disorder through highly irregular behavior in a jail module or prison yard, typically associated with those with drug or mental health issues.
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An area where inmates fight or are subject to internally imposed corporal punishment, usually away from surveillance cameras or correctional officers (eg, bathrooms)
89:, varies by region. For that reason, the origins and the movement of prison slang across prisons are of interest to many linguists and cultural anthropologists.
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Translates to "chicken feet," refers to homosexual (in reference to chicken feet being a delicacy, could be in reference to enjoying something pleasurable)
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A weaker inmate forced into sexual slavery to a stronger one for protection from other sexually violent inmates; otherwise a compulsively annoying inmate
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An inmate who provides unqualified or specious legal advice, often reassuring another inmate of their positive prospects in the criminal justice process
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with the main focus being in the coastal plain region of the
Southeast U.S. His study published by The Trustees of Indiana University on behalf of the
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30:, one of England's oldest prisons and origin of the slang "In Clink". Now home to a museum of the prison, the remains of Winchester Palace and a
436:â which in turn popularized many prison slang words. The term 'Stir' also meaning time spent inside, is a derivation from the term Porridge.
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A person in prison for offences against children. Origin of the word is disputed, however, originally applied to any segregated prisoner.
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Some prison slang are quite old. For example, "to cart", meaning to transfer to another prison, has been in use in
Glasgow since 1733.
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An improvised combination of several commissary items into a single meal split among contributing inmates; also goulash, gumbo, soup
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A Correctional
Officer, visitor or prison employee inmates find attractive, due solely to extended confinement from other candidates
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Translates to "long play," means "a life sentence or a sentence that is ten years or longer" (in reference to the Long Play Record)
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An institutionally taboo epithet suggesting an inmate's femininity, helplessness and sexual submissiveness; alternately, any female
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A known child predator who is forced into sexual slavery to a stronger inmate for protection from other sexually violent inmates.
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A separate, isolated unit with reduced privileges (such as payphones, television, games); alternately, solitary confinement
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The Squad. Specially trained and heavily equipped prison officers tasked with searching cells and riot control
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A snitch (in reference to an inmate cooperating with the police who is then considered an ally of the police)
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One time main meal (alleged) used as term for doing a prison sentence. Popularised by the popular BBC series
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Chicano, feminine form
Chicana, identifier for people of Mexican descent born in the United States.
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Maniac or mentally-challenged (in reference to the
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A cigarette. Snout generally refers to tobacco or cigarettes when used as currency within prison.
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Time reserved for prisoners to clean out human waste accumulated during lock up times
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Little, Bert (Summer 1982). "Prison Lingo: A Style of
American English Slang".
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Cooking oil (in reference to the acronym for National Oil Company of Zimbabwe)
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An inmate's position based on prior and/or current tenure in the prison system
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Mayr, A. 2012. Prison Language. The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics.
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A two-year study was done by Bert Little, Ph.D. on American English
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Newman, John G.; Dossena, Marina; Ćodej, Sylwester (2015-12-31).
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Sabao, Collen; Gohodzi, Isheanesu; Phiri, Fiona Mtulisi (2019).
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A drug injection (other terms include 'fix', 'hit' or 'shot').
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Association for the Protection and Assistance of the Convicted
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1513:"Meaning of bagman in English, Cambridge English Dictionary"
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http://psychrod.com/the-unique-dialect-of-prison-slang/
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Supermax: Controlling Risk Through Solitary Confinement
818:(from the official term "administrative segregation")
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Prison Patter: A Dictionary of Prison Words and Slang
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A respectful way of saying "grandfather" or "uncle"
1381:"Linguistic creativity in American prison settings"
1142:A respectful way of saying "grandmother" or "aunt"
942:Money/bathing soap (due to soap being a commodity)
293:An inmate paid by the prison to do domestic duties
1333:Token: A Journal of English Linguistics (Volume 4)
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593:An openly homosexual or transgender inmate
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1134:Translates to "machine," means "needle"
161:A can of soft drink used as a commodity
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1336:. Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce.
641:Correctional Officer/Detention Officer
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1379:Dziedzic-Rawska, Alicja (2016-07-27).
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1425:"Your complete guide to prison slang"
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249:Pejorative term for prison officer
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1457:"Why is Portsmouth called Pompey?"
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81:Prison slang, like other types of
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301:Rhyming slang for Petty thief
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1948:Administrative detention
1636:Prison Slang (US and UK)
57:' time it was known as "
2582:Films featuring prisons
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1823:Corrective labor colony
1540:Devlin, Angela (1996).
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420:, that was anchored in
261:of 'Screw' and 'Crim'.
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1775:Prisoner of conscience
1565:Sharon Shaley (2009).
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1423:(April 28, 2017).
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320:Once Were Warriors
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858:Take Flight
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24:Clink Street
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1692:Criminology
1430:News.com.au
1291:Zviwanikwa
1243:Shop dambu
1011:Gumbakumba
902:Definition
775:Peckerwood
513:Definition
340:Definition
259:Portmanteau
118:Definition
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2084:Helicopter
2043:Sally port
2008:Commissary
1986:Components
1879:Chain gang
1865:Labor camp
1851:Internment
1816:Black site
1713:Punishment
1499:2024-07-12
1301:References
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1251:Thornhill
1166:Marijuana
1022:Groceries
987:Dambarefu
971:Chibhonda
638:C.O./D.O.
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387:Nerk/nirk
363:Block/Box
230:Red light
222:The pound
2602:Australia
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1976:Death row
1872:Battalion
1731:Prisoners
1620:2026-8297
1493:Knowledge
1441:March 11,
1407:0137-4699
1391:(1): 81.
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1099:Matabawo
1027:Ginyabvu
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429:Porridge
298:Tea leaf
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1969:Supermax
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1747:Criminal
1699:Penology
1521:cite web
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1473:June 17,
1467:Archived
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1227:Stodart
1206:Outside
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892:Zimbabwe
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654:Gassing
606:Chicken
598:Chicano
434:Porridge
306:Turtles
290:Sweeper
282:Spinner
142:Syringe
87:dialects
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2742:Bermuda
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702:Jacket
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382:Prison
345:Chokey
214:Laggon
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67:ducking
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