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Hoosegow
August 11, 2012 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Lock the bad guys up in the hoosegow! This slang term for a jail comes from the Spanish juzgado, meaning tribunal. It's an etymological relative of the English words judge and judicial. This is part of a complete episode.
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August 15, 2012 9:16 pm
(@makfan)
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This word showed up in a Crossword earlier this week.
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