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- [hoos-gou]
- /ˈhus gaʊ/
- /hˈuːsɪɡˌaʊ/
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- [hoos-gou]
- /ˈhus gaʊ/
Definitions of hoosegow word
- noun hoosegow a jail. 1
- noun hoosegow jail 1
- noun hoosegow a jail or guardhouse 0
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Origin of hoosegow
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Hoosegow
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determiner
exclamation
hoosegow popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoosegow
noun hoosegow
- penitentiary — a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, especially a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders.
- cooler — A cooler is a container for keeping things cool, especially drinks.
- pokey — a jail
- prison — a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- clink — If objects made of glass, pottery, or metal clink or if you clink them, they touch each other and make a short, light sound.
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