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| prison(noun, residence, jail, prison) | |
| pen(noun, informal, cell, jail) | |
| lockup(noun, keep, informal, cell) | |
| jail(noun, place, keep, run) | |
| slammer(noun, keep, slang, cell) | |
| can(noun, keep, slang, informal) | |
| clink(noun, keep, slang, cell) | |
| house of correction(noun, expression, idiom, prison) | |
| coop(noun, slang, prison, enclosure) | |
| cooler(noun, keep, slang, cell) | |
| brig(noun, prison) | |
| keep(noun, pen, jail, prison) | |
| big house(noun, expression, idiom, slang) | |
| stir(noun, slang) | |
| hoosegow(noun, slang) | |
| jug(noun, slang, prison) | |
| pokey(noun, keep, slang, pen) | |
| joint(noun, slang, informal, jail) |
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