Prison is a "World of it's Own." It has it's own mystique, and remains a mystery to those who have never been beyond the prison walls. You will hear unique words and phrases used when in prison....a "language of it's own." I asked my husband, Jimmy, to send me a list of words and phrases, used in prison, and the following is what he sent me.
1. "Fallback/Take it Down"...Sleep
2. "Hook Off".... Throw A Punch
3. " Feel Me?"...You Understand?
4. "Play you out"..Make a Fool of You.
5. "Chip you up"....Beat you up.
6. " Spin off"...Get away from me.
7. "Stick and Move"...Get your things and move.
8. "Shooting Rocks"...Staring at a person
9. "Word is Bond"...This is the truth (what it really means, is get ready for a big lie....lol)
10. "Step off"....Get away or I will hit you.
11. "My Bad"...This means I'm sorry, when you bump into someone.
12. "Word up"....It is true
13..."Get a Hat"...Means parole will not release you right now. They want you to do more time.
14. "It's a Wrap"..It's over and done
15. "Bid"...."My wife is doing the bid with me,"= "My wife is doing time with me."
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Hey Fran my journal made it to Flirts and Friends too and I just want to say that I really like yours. I am going to put yours on my favorites!
hey Fran you forgot "Crimee"- means partner in crime!
Love your journal. Check out mine if you get the chance.
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cool to know....
HEY...I AM A DEPUTY IN A COUNTY JAIL IN SC....HERE ARE A FEW OF OUR SLANG TERMS:
WORD OF LIFE: THAT'S THE TRUTH
LOOKIN' LIKE LASSIE: YOU MADE ME LOOK STUPID
FAKIN' THE FUNK: LYING
KATHI
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Hey Fran, Your educating a lot of us. Dawn
I guess I cannot understand what the purpose of the language is? Proper English language is becoming a lost art I fear. :(
Just an observation, no put down intended.
Very interesting....and I have also heard the same jargon/language in a few of today's rap cultures and in some circles of gang members. And with some teenagers today. Sigh. That CAN'T be a good thing, can it?
Did you get to see Jimmy this weekend?? I sure hope so...I thought about you both quite a few times....
Take care....Gretchen xoxo
PS...LOVE the Haikus!!!!!!! I have written some myself that I will share with you sometime, if you want. Love, Gretchen
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