calaboose
Origin / Etymology
From Cajun French calabousse, from Spanish calabozo. Doublet of calabozo.
Synonyms
Alcatraz, Attica, Bastille, big house, borstal, bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, chokey, choky, clink, correctional facility, correctional institution, crowbar hotel, Dartmoor, detention centre, Devil's Island, dungeon, Folsom, gaol, glasshouse, graybar hotel, guardhouse, gulag, Hanoi Hilton, hock, hole, honor farm, hoosegow, house of detention, iron house, jail, jailhouse, joint, jug, juvenile hall, juvie, Leavenworth, Lefortovo, lockup, Maze, nick, nigger university, Pelican Bay, pen, penal colony, penitentiary, pokey, porridge, prison, prison camp, prison farm, prison hulk, prison ship, queer ken, remand center, roundhouse, San Quentin, Sing Sing, slam, slammer, stalag, stir, stockade, Tower, tronk, up the river, workhouse
Scrabble Score: 13
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