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movie jail 

When an individual who works in the film industry (typically someone like a director or actor) suffers a personal or professional failure (drug problems, a movie bombing at the box office etc.), they are said to be put in movie jail, a temporary limbo where - due to their notoriety - work is hard to come by and personal projects are indefinitely stalled.
Robert Downey Jr. used to be in movie jail until Iron Man made him a star again.
movie jail by H.J. December 2, 2015
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dice jail 

A concept in many tabletop RPGs, where if a die is "naughty" or rolls consistently low a player will put the die in a small iron or plastic container styled to look like a cage.
Player 1: "My D10 was misbehaving so I put it in dice jail"
Player 2: You need another D10?
Player 1: Nah, I got enough dice to supply a small army
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get out of jail free card

Use to described someone who is assumed to be above the law, because of their job, their nationality, their relationship with powerful people. Eg, diplomatic immunity
Family members of diplomats should not treat their status as a "get out of jail free card"
get out of jail free card by AC Sg November 17, 2013

Super Jail 

This really insanely animated show on adult swim that is so cracked out that it makes you want to throw up but you can't stop watching becuase its so crazy. A crazy warden owns a jail world that never ceases to gross you out. You will see things the human mind should never think of.

Catch it sundays at 12:15 on Cartoon Network's very own Adult Swim

Creators: Christy Karacas & Stephen
Warbrick
Voice of: Stephen Warbrick
Dude: "Did you see Super Jail last night?"
dude two: "Yeah i didn't know if i was going to shit my pants or puke."
Dude one: "Yeah, the creator must be on some serious acid."

Super Jail by TrishaEffinTreat December 23, 2008

Sperm Jail 

Refers to the period of time immediately following sex in which a woman may lay on her back with her legs up in the air to keep the sperm inside of her vagina in an attempt to facilitate reproduction.
I'd make you breakfast right now but I'm in sperm jail for the next twenty minutes.

Hey, can you get me a magazine so that I can read something while I am stuck in sperm jail!
Sperm Jail by Daytime Neologist December 16, 2010

Netflix Jail 

Neflix Jail is the definition given to the common act Netflix does with foreign shows: They air episodes when they come out on the country of production's Netflix service, but users of Netflix versions outside of that region have to wait for at least 12 episodes to come out and then Netflix releases them all at once, essentially keeping the show in jail for foreign viewers until enough episodes are released.
"Wow I heard that Beastars is airing on Netflix, but I can't find it?"
"That's because there are only 4 episodes now. You've got to either use a VPN to access Japanese Netflix or wait at least 8 weeks for enough episodes to be released."
"Wow this Netflix Jail sure does suck"
Netflix Jail by Waxymix November 3, 2019

Facebook Jail 

1. Purposely ignoring someone. Not responding to their messages, posts or likes for whatever reason.
Can also mean blocking them.

2. Facebook itself blocking you due to something you've either posted, words you've used or for harassment of another user.
This is the order you usually get put in Facebook Jail for:
24 hrs
48 hrs
72 hrs
3 days
7 days
14 days
30 days
Then if you just don't get the hint, Facebook will eventually permanently delete your profile.
Once FB begins throwing you in jail for WEEKS at a time....*then* the index in their computer system takes over and begins searching every post you've EVER made ANYWHERE on FB.
At this point your days are numbered because even if you 'behave' & refrain from naughty posts, when FB finds something..... and they will....you'll be in my shoes, lol.
#RIPprofile
That's why you see so many 2nd acct's popping up.

Being sent to or throw in Facebook Jail usually required someone reporting you for the above reasons in the second definition. Facebook would check it & if it was a violation they'd block you (FB Jail)
But after you've done a few stints in Jail due to being reported, Facebook itself now uses a HUGE index to sift through your profile as far back as when you created it, looking for words you aren't allowed to use anymore or memes they deem over the top.
How do I know all of this? I'm currently doing time on a 30 day stint, lol. The sad part? It was for something I said months ago!
First definition example:
* * "Will you message Stephanie for me & tell her I'm sorry?"
"Why don't you do it yourself?"
"I can't, she put me in Facebook Jail."

*If John keeps flirting with that bitch I'm putting his ass in Facebook Jail, fuck him."

Second definition (most widely used):
** "Where in the hell have you been? I haven't seen you for days."
" I was in fucking Facebook Jail for 7 days."

**Dude, I wouldn't post that meme again if I were you. You know you'll do another stint in Facebook Jail."

* Also known as :
Being incarcerated
Doing time
Locked up
***Not to be mistaken for the term "On ignore", " Being placed on ignore"