Why Is Jail Called the Hoosegow?
The Word Is from Mexican Spanish Juzgao, a Jail, Which Came from Juzgado for a Tribunal or Courtroom. .. . It Shifted to Mean a Jail Because the Two Were Often...
The word is from Mexican Spanish juzgao, a jail, which came from juzgado for a tribunal or courtroom. ... It shifted to mean a jail because the two were often in the same building (and the path from the one to the other was often swift and certain).
What is a calaboose mean?
calaboose \KAL-uh-booss\ noun. : jail; especially : a local jail.
What's another word for hoosegow?
In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hoosegow, like: pokey, pen, house of correction, jail, prison, joint, keep, penitentiary, lockup, can and cooler.
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