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Jail Terms

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.]