show one’s butt

show one’s butt
 v. phr.— «Showing his butt: A term used by officers to describe an inmate who is mouthing off or complaining about his treatment. As in: “That inmate was showing his butt.”» —“What the lingo means” by Adam C. Smith, Jo Becker St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Dec. 30, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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