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Friday, January 31, 2020

A Dictionary of Inmate Slang

 Compiled from 1950 to 1960 at the Washington State Penitentiary Walla Walla, Washington By R.A. “Bob” Freeman
https://arminda.whitman.edu/islandora/object/arminda%3A29452/datastream/OBJ/download
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ichthyosis

OK, it's not a good thing to have, but it's got a cool name. https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/ichthyosis

  • Snowflake
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_(slang) Like "Mayor Snowflake" from Resident Alien, Season 1.
  • terrorist vs. terrorer.
    Waiters wait, terrorists create terror. It'd be too awkward to say "terror-or". Terrier is from "earth dog", not the...
  • Interjections!
    The word "Interjections" has more syllables than most interjections. My favorite of the Grammar Rock series.