Jail Terms
14 entries
boltamore · busticuffs · caidracrab · calendemn · chaimbar · dishbar · dungeoneer · fretlockbus · jaileron · jailpale · jaily-bone · jowler · shackletrod · trapedestrial
boltamore /ˈbɒltәˌmɔː/
noun (plural boltamores)
a romance involving one or more prison inmates.
[from bolt + Italian amore 'love'.]
busticuffs /ˈbʌstɪˌkʌfs/
noun (plural busticuffses)
someone who breaks out of jail.
[a varcom of bust + cuffs.]
caidracrab /ˈkeɪdrәˌkrӕb/
noun (plural caidracrabs)
a coastguard of an island prison.
Semordnilap: barcardiac
[from caid 'alcayde; prison warden' + crab.]
calendemn /ˈkӕlәnˌdɛm/
verb (transitive or intransitive) (calendemned, calendemns, calendemning, calendemnel; agent noun calendemner (plural calendemners))
to sentence to jail time.
Trilbud: mednela
- calendemnation /ˌkӕlәndɛmˈneɪʃәn/ noun
[a blend of calendar + condemn.]
chaimbar /ˈtʃeɪmbɑː/
noun (plural chaimbars)
a prison cell.
Trilbud: abmiah
[a blend of chain + bar + chamber.]
dishbar /ˈdɪʃbɑː/
noun (plural dishbars)
a cafeteria.
Synonym: kebarboklydrate
[from dish + bar.]
dungeoneer /ˌdʌnʤәˈnɪә/
noun (plural dungeoneers)
a jail architect.
[a blend of dungeon + engineer.]
fretlockbus /ˈfrɛtlɒkˌbʌs/
noun (plural fretlockbi)
a jail gang.
[from Hoptanglish fretlock + bus.]
jaileron /ˈʤeɪlәˌrɒn/
noun (plural jailerons)
a officer in charge of a mobile prison.
[a tiakler of jailer + aileron.]
jailpale /ˈʤeɪlpeɪl/
noun (plural jailpales)
a stake in a fence that confines.
Synonym: penpin
[from jail + pale.]
jaily-bone /ˈʤeɪli bәʊn/
noun (plural jaily-bones)
an imprisoned skeleton.
[from jail + bone.]
jowler /ˈʤaʊlә/
noun (plural jowlers)
a warden of a jowlhouse.
[from jowl + -er.]
shackletrod /ˈʃӕkәlˌtrɒd/
noun (plural shackletrods)
a path to prison.
[from shackle + dialect trod 'footpath'.]
trapedestrial /ˌtrӕpәˈdɛstrɪәl/
noun (plural trapedestrials)
an exercise yard in a prison.
[a blaffix of trap + pedestrian + -al.]
