Noun: hoosgow- Slang for a jail
"The criminal ended up in the hoosgow after his failed heist";
- hoosegow [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: hoosgows
Type of: calaboose [US, Austral, informal], clink [informal], gaol [Brit], jail, jailhouse, pokey [informal], poky [informal], prison, slammer [informal]