cellie
n.— «“Well cellie what can I say,” says an entry inside a card to a member of a central L.A. street gang. “Happy Birthday homie. I got nothing but love for you.…Homies will celebrate later, I promise you. All right then fool. Your cellie, Drifter.”» —“Sending Greetings From All the Gang” by Richard Fausset Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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