hoosegow

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The Rating Agency Honchos should all be in a paddy wagon headed for the hoosegow.

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  • Interestingly enough (to me, at least), although we can assume hoosegow is a genuine Old West word used in the nineteenth century, the earliest written example yet found is from much later, in 1911.I guess those cowboys just didn't understand how important precise documentation of their slang would be someday. —  The Word Detective
  • He says that blasted hoosegow was blown to hell an' gone Monk remembered the red glow he had seen in the sky, and the sound that he had thought was in his head. —  081 - Hex
  • The Rating Agency Honchos should all be in a paddy wagon headed for the hoosegow. —  Crooks and Liars
  • If convicted, and she will be, she could be fined or spend up to six months in the hoosegow. —  World of Wonder Productions
  • No scarlet letter nonsense over there, it's off to the hoosegow and we don't want to hear your excuses. —  NYC Educator
 

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  1. Spanish juzgado, tribunal, courtroom, from past participle of juzgar, to judge, from Latin iūdicāre, from iūdex, iūdic-, judge; see judge.
 

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