Definition of CALABOOSE

calaboose

Meanings

Plural: calabooses

Noun

  • A prison or jail/gaol.

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

calaboose is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
calaboose is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
calaboose is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

calaboose is a valid Words With Friends word