noun
- a jail or prison
Usage: informal; slang; chiefly North American
Examples
- He spent three months in the hoosgow for shoplifting.
- The sheriff threatened to throw him in the hoosgow if he caused any more trouble.
- After the bar fight, several men ended up in the hoosgow overnight.
- She joked that her messy apartment looked like a hoosgow.
- The old hoosgow downtown was replaced by a modern detention facility.