hoosegow
/ˈhuːsɡaʊ/
hoosegow noun: a jail.
Noun
hoosegow (plural hoosegows)
- A jail.
- There's parts of Mexico they'd take you straight to the hoosegow for just whistlin that.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 424
- Philip Zimbardo set up a mock prison in the basement of the Stanford psychology department, divided the participants at random into ‘prisoners’ and ‘guards,’ and even got the Palo Alto police to arrest the prisoners and haul them to the campus hoosegow.2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 674
hoosegow meaning in Bengali
Forms of hoosegow
| plural | hoosegows |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hoosgow |
| alternative form | hoosecow |
| alternative form | hooscow |
Origin of hoosegow
From informal spoken Spanish juzgao, variant of standard Spanish juzgado (“court, courthouse”). Alteration of pronunciation and spelling by law of Hobson-Jobson.
Questions about hoosegow
- What does hoosegow mean?
- Hoosegow means a jail.
- What is hoosegow in Bengali?
- Hoosegow in Bengali is জেল. See Hoosegow meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is hoosegow?
- Hoosegow is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hoosegow?
- Hoosegow is pronounced /ˈhuːsɡaʊ/.
- What is the plural of hoosegow?
- The plural of hoosegow is hoosegows.
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