hoosegow









hoosegow


hoosegow or hoos·gow [hoos-gou] ExamplesWord Origin noun Slang.

  1. a jail.

Origin of hoosegow 1860–65, Americanism; Mexican Spanish jusgado jail (Spanish: court of justice, orig. past participle of juzgar to judge) Latin jūdicātum, equivalent to jūdic- (stem of jūdex) judge + -ātum -ate1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for hoosgow Historical Examples of hoosgow

  • We was kind of ashamed to come back, right off, after they turned us loose from the hoosgow.

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  • After all the time youve spent in the hoosgow since you joined, I should think youd know that.

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  • British Dictionary definitions for hoosgow hoosegow hoosgow noun

    1. US a slang word for jail

    Word Origin for hoosegow C20: from Mexican Spanish jusgado prison, from Spanish: court of justice, from juzgar to judge, from Latin judicāre, from judex a judge; compare jug Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for hoosgow hoosegow n.

    “jail,” 1911, western U.S., probably from mispronunciation of Mexican Spanish juzgao “tribunal, court,” from juzgar “to judge,” used as a noun, from Latin judicare “to judge,” which is related to judicem (see judge (v.)).

    Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

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