Hoosgow (Noun)
Meaning
Slang for a jail.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The sheriff tossed the outlaw into the hoosgow for disorderly conduct.
- After a night of drinking, he found himself in the hoosgow with a pounding headache.
- The judge sentenced the thief to spend the weekend in the hoosgow as punishment.
- The hoosgow was overcrowded with inmates after the police rounded up the rioters.
- He tried to bribe the deputy to get out of doing time in the hoosgow.