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  • noun A yard adjoining a prison.

Etymologies

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jail +‎ yard

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Examples

  • But in his first interview since being released from prison, the one-time New York Giants receiver, who just completed a sentence of more than 20 months, told the Journal he thinks his jailyard workouts actually made him a better pass-catcher.

    Did Prison Improve Burress's Hands? 2011

  • But in his first interview since being released from prison, the one-time New York Giants receiver, who just completed a sentence of more than 20 months, told the Journal he thinks his jailyard workouts actually made him a better pass-catcher.

    Did Prison Improve Burress's Hands? 2011

  • Something tells me that introducing MBA students early on to jailyard socialization techniques, effective shiv sharpening and how to make wine in the toilet might actually orient them to reject, rather than revel in and celebrate a culture of unaccountability.

    Rob Warmowski: Kill A Company, Face Murder Charges: The Fair Consequence Of Corporate Personhood 2010

  • Forget that all she could say about her jailyard introspection and growth is that she doesn't like how she squeals when she's nervous, and maybe she needs to work on that.

    Joshuah Bearman: A Big Blast of Flaming Larry on Paris Hilton's Face 2008

  • What would you say to her if she wakes up to find out her husband has been killed in a jailyard fight because he had sex with her.

    "Sex" with your comatose wife = rape - Feministing 2008

  • Now Curly's in the jailyard, a-mouldering in the ground.

    Delia (2) 1997

  • Now Curly's in the jailyard, beneath an old oak tree.

    Delia (2) 1997

  • Just as his presence had been overlooked during the false notarization of the trust fund, so had his hungry, jailyard eyes been disregarded in the heat of the rut.

    Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987

  • Just as his presence had been overlooked during the false notarization of the trust fund, so had his hungry, jailyard eyes been disregarded in the heat of the rut.

    Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987

  • Just as his presence had been overlooked during the false notarization of the trust fund, so had his hungry, jailyard eyes been disregarded in the heat of the rut.

    Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987

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