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Hoosegow
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| a tiresomely disagreeable person |
| speech or writing that is false or worthless; rubbish |
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| hoosegow or hoosgow (ˈhuːsɡaʊ) | |
| —n | |
| (US) a slang word for jail | |
| [C20: from Mexican Spanish jusgado prison, from Spanish: court of justice, from juzgar to judge, from Latin judicāre, from judex a | |
| hoosgow or hoosgow | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Mexican Spanish jusgado prison, from Spanish: court of justice, from juzgar to judge, from Latin judicāre, from judex a | |
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hoosegow
"jail," 1911, western U.S., from mispronunciation of Mex.Sp. juzgao "tribunal, court," from juzgar "to judge," used as a noun, from L. judicare "to judge," which is related to judicem (see judge).
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hoosegow definition[ˈhusgɑʊ]
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