hoosegow

noun

hoose·gow ˈhüs-ˌgau̇ How to pronounce hoosegow (audio)

plural hoosegows

US, informal + humorous

: jail

… ended the evening in the local hoosegow.

Burton Bernstein

… treat your dogs and cats humanely or you might wind up in the hoosegow.

Bill Hendrick

Did you know?

In Spanish, juzgado means "panel of judges, courtroom." The word is based on the Spanish past participle of juzgar, meaning "to judge," which itself was influenced by Latin judicare—a combination of jus, "right, law," and dicere,"to decide, say." When English speakers of the American West borrowed juzgado, they recorded it the way they heard it: hoosegow. They also associated the word specifically with the jail that was usually in the same building as a courthouse. Today, hoosegow has become slang for any place of confinement for lawbreakers.

Example Sentences

they ended up in the hoosegow for disorderly conduct

Recent Examples on the Web In prison, there are Keene’s encounters with a real-life mob boss and a manipulative guard to add tension, and just enough mayhem to remind you that this is no ordinary hoosegow.

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Her ex — still in the hoosegow in Los Angeles — was tried and sentenced to a two-year stretch at San Quentin.

Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 From 1868 to 1890, legend says Wickenburg scofflaws were chained to a mesquite tree that served as the town hoosegow.

Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2020 Most famously, in 1968 Johnny Cash serenaded state inmates at the max-security Folsom Prison in California, later turning the hoosegow act into a live album titled At Folsom Prison.

Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2019 Carved from a granite cliff overlooking the Colorado River, this was America’s most notorious 19th century hoosegow.

Roger Naylor, azcentral, 4 Oct. 2019 And Blankenship has charged that Manchin, who was governor at the time of the mine explosion, conspired with Barack Obama (not a popular figure in West Virginia) to send him to the hoosegow.

Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 20 Mar. 2018 And worse yet from the governor’s point of view, the prosecutor with jurisdiction over these matters is the same one trying to send him to the hoosegow for the privacy and blackmail charge, St. Louis circuit attorney Kim Gardner.

Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 17 Apr. 2018 The charges if pursued and confirmed would definitely land Netanyahu in the hoosegow.

Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Feb. 2018 See More

单词	hoosegow
释义	hoosegow noun hoose·gow ˈhüs-ˌgau̇ plural hoosegows US, informal + humorous : jail … ended the evening in the local hoosegow. Burton Bernstein … treat your dogs and cats humanely or you might wind up in the hoosegow. Bill Hendrick Did you know? In Spanish, juzgado means "panel of judges, courtroom." The word is based on the Spanish past participle of juzgar, meaning "to judge," which itself was influenced by Latin judicare—a combination of jus, "right, law," and dicere,"to decide, say." When English speakers of the American West borrowed juzgado, they recorded it the way they heard it: hoosegow. They also associated the word specifically with the jail that was usually in the same building as a courthouse. Today, hoosegow has become slang for any place of confinement for lawbreakers. Synonyms bastille big house [slang] bridewell brig calaboose can clink [slang] cooler coop guardroom hock hold jail jailhouse joint [slang] jug lockup nick [British slang] pen penitentiary pokey [slang] prison quod [British slang] slam slammer stir [slang] stockade tolbooth [Scottish] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences they ended up in the hoosegow for disorderly conduct Recent Examples on the Web In prison, there are Keene’s encounters with a real-life mob boss and a manipulative guard to add tension, and just enough mayhem to remind you that this is no ordinary hoosegow. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Her ex — still in the hoosegow in Los Angeles — was tried and sentenced to a two-year stretch at San Quentin. Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 From 1868 to 1890, legend says Wickenburg scofflaws were chained to a mesquite tree that served as the town hoosegow. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2020 Most famously, in 1968 Johnny Cash serenaded state inmates at the max-security Folsom Prison in California, later turning the hoosegow act into a live album titled At Folsom Prison. Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2019 Carved from a granite cliff overlooking the Colorado River, this was America’s most notorious 19th century hoosegow. Roger Naylor, azcentral, 4 Oct. 2019 And Blankenship has charged that Manchin, who was governor at the time of the mine explosion, conspired with Barack Obama (not a popular figure in West Virginia) to send him to the hoosegow. Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 20 Mar. 2018 And worse yet from the governor’s point of view, the prosecutor with jurisdiction over these matters is the same one trying to send him to the hoosegow for the privacy and blackmail charge, St. Louis circuit attorney Kim Gardner. Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 17 Apr. 2018 The charges if pursued and confirmed would definitely land Netanyahu in the hoosegow. Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Feb. 2018 See More Word History Etymology Spanish juzgado panel of judges, courtroom, from past participle of juzgar to judge, from Latin judicare — more at judge entry 2 First Known Use 1895, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing hoosegow the hoosegow the hoosegow hoosegow noun as in jail a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody they ended up in the hoosegow for disorderly conduct Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance jail prison penitentiary slammer brig calaboose jailhouse bridewell pokey lockup stockade clink bastille pen coop cooler hock guardroom tolbooth jug cage can stir nick big house quod joint cell slam dungeon tank hold ward guardhouse gulag stalag bull pen oubliette hole keep reformatory work camp glasshouse concentration camp labor camp prison camp block hulk(s) reform school training school Antonyms & Near Antonyms outside
随便看	lekach lekai salmon lekanai lekane lekin lekked lekking leks leku lekvar lekvars lekythi lekythoi lekythos lekythoses lekythus lekë Leland lelo lelwel Lely Lelystad lem LEM lem artichoke

hoosegow

noun

Did you know?

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing hoosegow

noun