English Explanatory Dictionary

calaboose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prison or jail/gaol.

Pronunciation

/ˌkæləˈbuːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calaboose.wav

Word forms

calaboose calabooses

Etymology

From Cajun French calabousse, from Spanish calabozo. Doublet of calabozo.

Synonyms

big house borstal bridewell brig calaboose can chokey choky clink correctional facility correctional institution crowbar hotel detention centre dungeon gaol glasshouse graybar hotel guardhouse gulag hock hole honor farm hoosegow house of detention iron house jail jailhouse joint jug juvenile hall juvie lockup nigger university nick pen penal colony penitentiary pokey porridge prison prison camp prison farm prison hulk prison ship queer ken remand center roundhouse slammer slam stalag stir stockade tronk up the river workhouse Alcatraz Attica Bastille Dartmoor Devil's Island
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