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under the jail

under the jail prepositional phrase: implying a person should be killed, or subject to a punishment more severe than an ordinary prison sentence, for their actions.

Prepositional phrase

under the jail

  1. (slang) Implying a person should be killed, or subject to a punishment more severe than an ordinary prison sentence, for their actions.
    • As it stands, Megan will face Lanez in court when the case against him goes to trial in September. “I want him to go to jail,” Megan says plainly. “I want him to go under the jail.”2022 June 15, Mankaprr Conteh, “Megan Thee Stallion Will Not Back Down”, in Rolling Stone

Origin of under the jail

Referring to prison cemeteries, or life imprisonment.

Questions about under the jail

What does under the jail mean?
Under the jail means implying a person should be killed, or subject to a punishment more severe than an ordinary prison sentence, for their actions.
What part of speech is under the jail?
Under the jail is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under the jail in the dictionary

  1. under the hammer
  2. under the hood
  3. under the illusion
  4. under the impression
  5. under the influence
  6. under the jail
  7. under the knife
  8. under the lee
  9. under the loupe
  10. under the magnifying glass
  11. under the mahogany

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