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noun. cal· a· boose ˈka-lə-ˌbüs. Synonyms of calaboose. : jail. especially : a local jail. Did you know? Calaboose had been part of the English language for almost a century when John S. Farmer included the term in his 1889 book Americanisms—Old & New, defining it as "the common gaol or prison."
Calaboose definition: jail; prison; lockup.. See examples of CALABOOSE used in a sentence.
Synonyms for CALABOOSE: jail, penitentiary, prison, brig, stockade, hoosegow, slammer, bridewell; Antonyms of CALABOOSE: outside.
noun. Chiefly Regional. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention: brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. Informal: lockup, pen. Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
calaboose in British English. (ˈkæləˌbuːs ) noun. US informal. a prison; jail. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: from Creole French, from Spanish calabozo dungeon, of unknown origin.
Sep 28, 2017 · calaboose (n.)"prison, a common jail or lock-up," 1792, Western and Southwestern American English, from Louisiana French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo "dungeon," probably from Vulgar Latin *calafodium, from pre-Roman *cala "protected place, den" + Latin fodere "to dig" (see fossil).
The earliest known use of the noun calaboose is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for calaboose is from 1797, in the writing of F. Baily. calaboose is a borrowing from Louisiana French Creole.
Noun. Singular: calaboose. Plural: calabooses. Origin of Calaboose. Louisiana French calabouse from Spanish calabozo dungeon.
Jun 2, 2024 · calaboose (plural calabooses) (US, Australia, dialect) A prison or jail/gaol. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: prison, Thesaurus: jail
What does calaboose mean? calaboose ( English) Origin & history. from French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo. Noun. calaboose ( pl. calabooses) ( US, Australia, dialect) A prison or jail / gaol. 1883, Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi, Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., Chapter 56, [1]
