hoosegow
noun
hoose·gow
ˈhüs-ˌgau̇
plural hoosegows
US, informal + humorous
: jail
… ended the evening in the local hoosegow.—
Burton Bernstein
… treat your dogs and cats humanely or you might wind up in the hoosegow.—
Bill Hendrick
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