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Now home to a museum of the prison, the remains of Winchester Palace and a Starbucks. 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.
Gaslighting. Gaslighting is a colloquialism, defined as manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality. [ 1][ 2] The expression, which derives from the title of the 1944 film Gaslight, became popular in the mid-2010s. Merriam-Webster cites deception of one's memory, perception of reality, or mental stability. [ 2]
Ḥakem (حاكم) is a Tunisian slang term for police, meaning "ruler" in Arabic. [citation needed] Harness bull American term for a uniformed officer. [33] A reference to the Sam Browne belt that was formerly part of some police uniforms, also Harness cop, Harness man. [34] Havāladāra Term meaning Constable in Marathi. Heat or The Heat ...
This is a glossary of words related to the Mafia, primarily the Italian American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia . administration: the top-level "management" of an organized crime family -- the boss, underboss and consigliere. [1] associate: one who works with mobsters, but has not been asked to take the vow of Omertà; an almost confirmed, or made guy.
Robbery (from Old French rober ("to steal, ransack, etc."), from Proto-West Germanic *rauba ("booty")) [ 1] is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person ...
When a person or subject is "Cooked" (As an adjective), it's the state of being in any sort of danger, physical, emotional, of failure, or of reputation. Can be used in a similar fashion to "Doomed." It can also mean to have been humiliated, embarrassed, or messed up in some way. Popularized on Twitter in early 2023.
The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
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