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run the Super Bowl

run the Super Bowl  v. phr.— «Run the Super Bowl: An inmate term for “cell extractions,” when officers don what appears to be riot gear—resembling football linebackers—and rush into a cell to subdue a prisoner.» —“What the...

catchdog

catchdog  n.— «Catchdog: A term guards use to describe officers who will beat up an inmate the brass wants subdued, without being given a direct order to do so and without filing paperwork. The term was previously used to describe inmates...

ride the bunk

ride the bunk  v. phr.— «Riding the bunk: Inmates say this occurs when officers order them to remain on their beds and not set foot on the floor of their cell, sometimes for hours at a time.» —“What the lingo means” by Adam...

jeff

jeff  v.— «Jeffers: An inmate term for snitches or brown-nosers. Jeffing is the verb. The origin of the term is unknown.» —“What the lingo means” by Adam C. Smith, Jo Becker St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Dec...

chimuela

chimuela  v.— «My grandma called us chimuela, whenever we lost teeth.» —“Area lingo a way of life for some, confusing to others” by Rose Ybarra, Oscar Gonzalez Jr. The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) July 10, 2005...

watchar

watchar  v.— «Hay te watcho means, “See you later.”» —“Area lingo a way of life for some, confusing to others” by Rose Ybarra, Oscar Gonzalez Jr. The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) July 10, 2005...

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