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Prison slang is an argot used primarily by criminals and detainees in correctional institutions. It is a form of anti-language . [ 1 ] Many of the terms deal with criminal behavior, incarcerated life, legal cases, street life, and different types of inmates.
This compilation highlights American slang from the 1920s and does not include foreign phrases. The glossary includes dated entries connected to bootlegging, criminal activities, drug usage, filmmaking, firearms, ethnic slurs, prison slang, sexuality, women's physical features, and sports metaphors.
"Ducking" is a prison slang term for a technique through which prisoners modify the behavior of correctional officers and other prison staff members using manipulation and coercion. The prison slang term for a prison staff member that has been manipulated is a "duck".
Peckerwood is a term for a woodpecker which is used in the Southern United States; it is also used as a racial epithet for white people, especially poor rural whites. [2] Originally an ethnic slur , the term has been embraced by a subculture related to prison gangs and outlaw motorcycle clubs .
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A 25-year-old who attacked a corrections officer at the Stark County Jail has been sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison. Canton man gets prison term for attacking Stark County Jail guard after arrest
The origins of the name "The Clink" are possibly onomatopoeic, deriving from the sound of striking metal as the prison doors were bolted, or the rattling of the chains the prisoners wore. [2] The name has become slang as a generic term for prison or a jail cell. [3]