Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: hoosegow  'hoos,gaw
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Slang for a jail
    - hoosgow

Derived forms: hoosegows

Type of: calaboose [US, Austral, informal], clink [informal], gaol [Brit], jail, jailhouse, pokey [informal], poky [informal], prison, slammer [informal]

Encyclopedia: Hoosegow

Nearest

hoopla
hoopoe
hoopoo
hoops
hoopskirt
hoopster
hooptie
hoorah
hooray
Hooray Henry
hoosegow
hoosgow
Hoosier
Hoosier State
hoot
hoot owl
hootch
hootenanny
hooter
hooters
hooved