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    Cal·a·boose
    /ˈkaləˌbo͞os/

    noun

    • 1. a prison. informal US
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › calabooseCalaboose Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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."

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › calabooseCALABOOSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Calaboose definition: jail; prison; lockup.. See examples of CALABOOSE used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCALABOOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: from Creole French, from Spanish calabozo dungeon, of unknown origin. Word Frequency. calaboose in American English. (ˈkæləˌbus ) US. noun. Slang, Dialectal, Obsolete. a prison; jail. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › calaboosecalaboose - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · calaboose (plural calabooses) ( US, Australia, dialect) A prison or jail / gaol . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: prison, Thesaurus: jail.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › calabooseCalaboose - definition of calaboose by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCALABOOSE - All you need to know about it - Collins Online...

    A complete guide to the word "CALABOOSE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. wordsmith.org › words › calabooseA.Word.A.Day --calaboose

    Feb 21, 2024 · calaboose. PRONUNCIATION: (KAL-uh-boos) MEANING: noun: A prison. ETYMOLOGY: From Louisiana French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo (dungeon), from Latin calafodium, from fodere (to dig). Earliest documented use: 1797. Another Spanish word for a prison that has become part of the English language is hoosegow .

  9. www.wordsense.eu › calaboosecalaboose: meaning, translation - WordSense

    calaboose 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.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › calaboose_ncalaboose, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    calaboose is a borrowing from Louisiana French Creole. Etymons: Louisiana French Creole calabouse.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › calabooseCALABOOSE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for CALABOOSE: jail, penitentiary, prison, brig, stockade, hoosegow, slammer, bridewell; Antonyms of CALABOOSE: outside.

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