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A jail. A term from the 1800's.
He got thrown in the hoosegow.
Hoosegow by Miss A May 13, 2005
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a prison, a jail (from Juzgao, an early Mexican Spanish word for a tribunal court)
He almost went to the hoosegow when the police confused him with someone who was suspected of a crime.
No time for the piggies or the hoosegow.
hoosegow by Eminem June 12, 2003
A pot of 600 rats that my grandma (nanolin) throws people she doesn't like in
That's it!! I'm throwing you to the hoosegow!
Hoosegow by Jdhxnosnzlzk June 27, 2023

hoosegow honey

She really loves her convict, such a hoosegow honey!
hoosegow honey by Hilltop girl July 24, 2022

Hoose Gow 

A place of incarceration. Jail, Pokey, Slam, Clink, etc...
I got caught running from the fuzz and they sent me to the hoose gow
Hoose Gow by cyan` July 26, 2005
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Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
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